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Introducing Cut Print Review’s Video Reviews, a weekly YouTube segment where I’ll be reviewing an upcoming film with a tinge of insight and plenty of goofy humour. If that sounds right up your alley, then tune in to my first installment where I review the new Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids ahead of its [...]
It’s funny how the decision to get married can send shockwaves through your family and circle of friends, prompting major lifestyle changes and contradicting firm beliefs. It’s almost like popping the question puts you on the same level as a terrorist setting off a bomb. Once the decision is made, you better be ready for what comes next – there will be casualties, the repercussions will be traumatic, and you [...]
One of my favourite Judd Apatow (40 Year old Virgin, Funny People) comedies would have to be his sophomore directing effort Knocked Up, the 2007 Seth Rogen (Green Hornet, Superbad) vehicle that proved to be a perfect example of comedy gold with heart. That’s why, back in January, I was excited when Hitflix got the scoop from Apatow himself that his next job as writer/director would be set [...]
It turns out that even back in the Year One Michael Cera was exclusively cast as a bumbling dork and Jack Black a garish buffoon. Yikes…that means they’ve been typecast for over two millenniums now. Thankfully, they’re both become quite good at their respective roles. Yet not even their solid comedy paring is enough to elevate this biblically themed ‘bromance’ above recent misfires from the Judd Apatow production canon (here’s looking at you Step Brothers and Drillbit Taylor).
Maybe it’s just me, but I find it bizarre how stoner comedies have been generally well received over the last few years. While I’m not suggesting they have had critics swooning out of approbation, they haven’t been as widely panned as you would expect for such low-brow comedy. Whether it is Harold and Kumar’s screwball quest for fast food or the Hollywood send-up in Jay and Silent Bob, there’s a likable quality to the genres crude and zany nature. Even more bizarre is that the genre has become somewhat art house, with two limited stoner comedies premiering at the Sundance Film Festival over the last two years. Of these two films, The Wackness even emerged from the prestigious festival with an Audience Award. With this in mind, it’s no surprise to see comedy Juggernaut Judd Apatow (40 Year old Virgin, Knocked Up) deliver his own take on being totally baked. The result? Pineapple Express; A mildly enjoyable film that’s probably only as funny as it thinks it is if you’re as high as Apatow’s salary.
