Hey, It's The Apocalypse... Let's Laugh!!!

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2015)

These days, movies about the end-of-the-world are a dime a dozen. If it's not raging zombies or terminators, then it's evil super villains. But what if... what if... the Apocalypse were to happen, with little to no warning? What would you do? In THIS IS THE END, one of the latest films from the Judd Apatow entourage, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel go to a party at James Franco's house. Soon after arriving, a giant sinkhole appears outside the front door. Many of the party-goers wind up falling in, leaving behind Rogen, Baruchel, Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride. Now, with the Apocalypse underway, the guys do their best at surviving. Inevitably getting on each other's nerves in the process. The humor, as with all their films, is an even mix of raunchy, usually sex-related, conversations and brilliant one-liners. Of the entire cast, I found Danny McBride the funniest, as well as the most antagonistic. Jay, as usual, is at his geekiest best. Of note, there are two scenes that stand out: 1) The death of Michael Cera and 2) The Exorcism of Jonah Hill. Both will have your sides splitting. For a mainstream movie, I was surprised by their attention to detail pertaining to a Biblical Apocalypse. Yes (Spoiler Alert) there is a Hell and a Heaven. And it's comforting to know that the Backstreet Boys made it!