A twenty-something loser (Seth Rogen) and his affable drug dealer (James Franco) get in over their heads when the former witnesses a murder and leaves behind a crucial bit of evidence: his half-smoked joint. As it contains a new, rare strain of marijuana, the killer is able to trace the roach back to its source and give chase to the spooked stoners, who then stumble and bumble their way through a number of hopeless escape plans while inhaling their entire inventory.
As Rogen/Goldberg/Apatow jams go, I’d rank this near the bottom. Neither as witty as Superbad, as earnest as Knocked Up, nor as wildly over-the-top as This is the End, it’s a shallow, one-note show that doesn’t provide many big laughs. Basically just a few talented buddies, with a studio budget, having a good time and amusing each other without really worrying about how that’s going to translate to the screen. Franco is great as the stereotypical weed hookup who secretly harbors a sensitive side and Danny McBride is, as usual, good for a loony, disconnected dose of white trash chaos. Otherwise, it’s a bunch of stuff that sounds funny on paper but doesn’t deliver in action... even if you’re a member of the tree-smoking population.
Review by drqshadowBlockedParent2023-07-14T15:44:07Z
A twenty-something loser (Seth Rogen) and his affable drug dealer (James Franco) get in over their heads when the former witnesses a murder and leaves behind a crucial bit of evidence: his half-smoked joint. As it contains a new, rare strain of marijuana, the killer is able to trace the roach back to its source and give chase to the spooked stoners, who then stumble and bumble their way through a number of hopeless escape plans while inhaling their entire inventory.
As Rogen/Goldberg/Apatow jams go, I’d rank this near the bottom. Neither as witty as Superbad, as earnest as Knocked Up, nor as wildly over-the-top as This is the End, it’s a shallow, one-note show that doesn’t provide many big laughs. Basically just a few talented buddies, with a studio budget, having a good time and amusing each other without really worrying about how that’s going to translate to the screen. Franco is great as the stereotypical weed hookup who secretly harbors a sensitive side and Danny McBride is, as usual, good for a loony, disconnected dose of white trash chaos. Otherwise, it’s a bunch of stuff that sounds funny on paper but doesn’t deliver in action... even if you’re a member of the tree-smoking population.