Not everyone can make a successful action-comedy. It can be a tough thing to accomplish. In the end, it's all about balance. Even Judd Apatow makes a valiant attempt. His lastest, a stoner action-comedy has the right balance throughout the entire film, but falls apart in the end.
Apatow regular Seth Rogan stars as Dale Denton, a process server with a penchant for pot. One night, while on his way to serve a businessman (Gary Cole) papers, he witnesses him and a cop (Rosie Perez) kill a guy. He hooks up with his dealer friend, Saul (James Franco) and they go on the run together, all the while being chased by two hitmen (Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson). What ties them together is the special pot called Pineapple Express that Dale accidentally dropped outside the guy's house, which he got from Saul, and Saul's the only one with that kind.
Let me start off by saying that Franco steals the show from the beginning. Whoever thought Harry Osborne could be so damn funny? He's the glue that holds this film together. Rogen does a fine job as always and the story is pretty funny. There's a nice blend of action and comedy. However, in the final act, the film gets caught up in the action, it outweighs the comedy and makes it unbalanced. The film, sad to say, goes up in smoke.
Apatow regular Seth Rogan stars as Dale Denton, a process server with a penchant for pot. One night, while on his way to serve a businessman (Gary Cole) papers, he witnesses him and a cop (Rosie Perez) kill a guy. He hooks up with his dealer friend, Saul (James Franco) and they go on the run together, all the while being chased by two hitmen (Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson). What ties them together is the special pot called Pineapple Express that Dale accidentally dropped outside the guy's house, which he got from Saul, and Saul's the only one with that kind.
Let me start off by saying that Franco steals the show from the beginning. Whoever thought Harry Osborne could be so damn funny? He's the glue that holds this film together. Rogen does a fine job as always and the story is pretty funny. There's a nice blend of action and comedy. However, in the final act, the film gets caught up in the action, it outweighs the comedy and makes it unbalanced. The film, sad to say, goes up in smoke.
2 1/2 stars
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