Short review: Pineapple Express

Director: David Gordon Green
(2008)

From producer Judd Apatow comes yet another dull comedy aimed solely at teens who want to do soft drugs and laugh at penis jokes. Seth Rogen is our stoner in question, mistaken for a hitman and chased by corrupt cops and his drug dealers (James Franco) supplier. That’s as deep as the film gets as director David Gordon Green pads the film with unfunny jokes and a vast amount of time dedicated to smoking pot. Though some are solid; helped tremendously by some sharp delivery by Rogen and Franco. An action packed climax covers its grim brutality with some fun slapstick brawling, but this is another perfect case of too little, too late. The rest of the film is forgettable fluff, as boring as it is unfunny. There's no need for it to be 108 minutes long, its concept burns out after the first half.

4