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Pineapple Express Review

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  • 4.0
    64

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    It's an unshowy, generous performance [by Franco] and it greatly humanizes a movie that, as it shifts genre gears and cranks up the noise, becomes disappointingly sober and self-serious.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Variety Justin Chang

    This rambunctious paean to pot retains the trademark Apatow sweetness even as it careens from messy vulgarisms to even messier violence.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart

    In the role of dramaturge, Rogen and his co-scripter Goldberg lack Apatow's discipline and deft hand for peripheral characters; the writing in Pineapple Express gets lazy whenever it strays too far from its central axis of players.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    It's with that action aspect that Pineapple Express differs from Apatow's previous production output, and though, the words "taut" and "pulse-pounding" would never apply, the giddily over-the-top fight sequences, choreographed by veteran stunt coordinator Gary Hymes, handily compensate for the lag time.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    It ends up subverting its own subversion, arriving at a place that can only be called conventional.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    The laughs -- mostly crude, profane and drug-addled -- are almost non-stop.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    It's a quality movie even if the material is unworthy of the treatment. As a result, yes, it's a druggie comedy that made me laugh.

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4

A smart and funny joint! by saintandrew
Pineapple Express starts out with a hilarious Refer Madness-like clip, featuring SNL's Bill Hader, of the government's tests on marijuana back in the forties. The scene establishes the entire mindset of the movie and from there it just builds into one huge thunderclap of hilarity. Seth Rogen (Dale) and James Franco (Saul) are just flat out funny as a burn-out process server and his dealer respectively. The script weaves all the paranoia and stream of consciousness thinking of being high - "Hold on, I have an idea!" - into a mad cap chase from the bad drug dealer they're running from. Rosie Perez does a superbly funny job playing the bad cop and Gary Cole shows his underappreciated range as the Drug Lord Ted Jones. Every time she leaves a scene you wish Amber Heard, Dale's High School Girl Friend, was in more and Danny McBride adds a whole 'nother layer of silliness as Red the drug middle man. See it! Bring some food, snacks, fruit roll ups!

4

Go! by kylauren
I thought it was freaking hilarious. The first half was way funnier and faster-paced than the second half, but the second half was by no means a letdown. There were some parts that made me laugh until I cried, which is awesome. But it felt long at an hour and 45 minutes! James Franco is a revelation!

5

pineapple express by no-
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5

Pinapple Express by lnash2
Hilarious! Didn't know the movie was based on pot smoking but still very funny. Would recommend it for audiences over 13 definitely. Saw some younger children in the audience and they didn't seem to get it

5

Rolling in the aisles! by Laskinns
First of all, if you don't like stoner comedy then WTF are you doing going to see this anyways?!?! This movie was by far one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. I laughed uncontrolably through the entire movie. Franco plays one of the best stoners ever...he is so believable...he had to have been high for real. & of course Seth Rogan (love him) is hilarious!!! Together, they make it hard not to laugh. The idea of making a stoner action film is genius. A +++ for creativity & rollin' in the aisles funny!

5

Pineapple express non stop laughing by davidsunshine
Modern day Cheech and chong, pineapple express is non-stop pot-head humor that keeps you on the edge of your seat laughing the enitre way through

5

I laughed so hard I cried. by danni23
I have never been compelled to write a review for a movie in my life. Especially not a stoner comedy. But this movie was so funny I was doubled over laughing so hard I couldn't make noise, pretty much the whole way through. Seth Rogen played himself, and James Franco was funnier than I ever imagined he could be, based on his other movies, So bottom line is, if you enjoy laughing...see this movie. It is definitely worth the $10.

5

Skeptical...but pleeeeeeased!! by kb1110054
I ********** loved this movie. I probably laughed every 10 seconds if not MORE!! As I said in my tilte, I was skeptical at first. I didn't want to go to a movie that was semi-funny, that I would have to force myself to laugh at-but this was not the case. Pineapple Express ROCKED!! GO CHECK IT OUT!!!

5

Pineapple Express by hastings215
Non-stop funny scene after funny scene. Highly recommended for someone who loves stupid humor.

5

friggin hilaaaaaaarious!!! by lkkekua
Beginning to end this movie was a total crack up. I half expected it to be a lame re-make of White Castle, soo not the case! There were times where the entire theater was buss laughing, like seriously non-stop pretty much in the isle rolling around... laughing. Okay, maybe not that extreme but definitely some real good stuff. I absolutely plan on watching this one a few more times. BTW, contrary to what a lot of people are saying about this movie, I enjoyed it completely sober. I think if you were under the influence of ANY substance you probably wouldn't be able to take full advantage of the entertainment this movie provides(LOL).

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