`Good ol’ fashioned raunchy fun! What else would you expect after reading the title of this picture? Honestly speaking, I was looking forward to seeing this movie for the subject matter and the cast. I was not disappointed. It was a lot of fun to watch. But it is raunchy and therefore definitely not for everybody. This follows in the line of comedies such as 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and anything Jay and Silent Bob related. You’ll see a lot of familiar faces in this movie if you’ve seen any of these others. You’ll also be treated to lot of familiar humor along with some new humor and new stunts that will have you and your jaw rolling on the floor. There is a moment in this film which broke my personal record for the most uproarious reaction by a theater audience that I have ever been present to witness. It was crazy and it lasted a long time; the audience reaction that is. To give you an idea, my prior record holder is from American Wedding (you know the third American Pie movie). A dog ate the wedding ring that Stiffler was responsible for safekeeping. He follows the dog forever waiting for it to dump it out and when it finally does, he grabs the chunk with the ring with a truffle wrapper. Quickly cutting through the crowd he bumps into the mother of the bride who entrusted him with the ring to begin with. She happens to love truffles and she sees the one he is carrying. Trying to hide the truth about the ring being eaten by the dog along with the fact that it really isn’t a truffle, he struggles to not let her take it from him to the point that he ends up eating it right before she could get her hands on it. Yeah, you can imagine the uproar; laughing, commenting, screaming, it was crazy. Well, this one topped that, no doubt.
Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are lifelong friends who live together as roommates. They are broke and plagued by the simple life. In an act of desperation, they resort to making a porno in order to make some money. What they don’t realize is that there is a fine line between sex and love and their true feelings for each other which are hidden by the platonic arrangement might surface unexpectedly. Both Seth and Elizabeth have been very busy lately. My best first memory of each is from 40 Year Old Virgin where they both had breakout performances. They are still going strong and still cranking out laugh fests. Speaking of laughter, Elizabeth graces us with her unique naughty laugh which I don’t recall hearing since 40 Year Old Virgin. I love that laugh. You’ll probably get more attached to the story, however, than the main characters in this film because the main characters are not fully developed and the comedy lies more in the situation. The supporting characters do add color to the story though. Jason Mewes and Justin Long, for example, are outlandish. If you thought Justin Long’s role in the Break Up was shocking, you won’t believe his role in this one. The script was colorful too and the one liners were just as potent as the subject matter of this film. If anyone knows how to push the envelope on the big screen, it’s Writer/Director Kevin Smith. And believe me, the envelope was pushed with this motion picture. Keep up the good work Kevin.
Review By Cine Marcos
