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Pineapple Express (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 179

Fresh: 122

Rotten:57

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Consensus: Both funny and scatter shot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low ball laughs.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Aug 6, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $87,341,380

Synopsis: While it might sound outlandish to speak of THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS in the same sentence as CITIZEN KANE, in its own little neck of the cinematic woods the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen comedy is perhaps just as groundbreaking. In fact, it's nearly... While it might sound outlandish to speak of THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS in the same sentence as CITIZEN KANE, in its own little neck of the cinematic woods the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen comedy is perhaps just as groundbreaking. In fact, it's nearly impossible to think of another film that blends so seamlessly pitch-perfect stoner babble with high-octane action sequences. Dale Denton (Rogen), a process server with a weed fixation, witnesses a murder and turns to his dealer, Saul (James Franco), for support. The murderer is actually Saul's main drug supplier, and because of Saul's access to some extremely rare high-grade pot (called Pineapple Express) the two are quickly tracked down and put on the run. Like all Apatow/Rogen vehicles, the movie deals with the theme of men succumbing to adulthood and all the adjustments they are forced to make in the process. However, unlike KNOCKED UP and THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS is just too wacky to offer any lessons. Still, there's more going on here than giggles and the munchies. Indie director David Gordon Green (SNOW ANGELS) brings a subtle auteur's touch to the proceedings, approaching the smoking scenes with his distinctively loose feel and giving the action sequences a wonderfully dated sheen that makes them look more like a fight from KNIGHT RIDER than the empty flash of 21st-century blow-‘em-ups. It is Franco, however, who truly steals this movie--he hasn't been this charming since his days on FREAKS AND GEEKS. There's only so many ways to play a stoner, but Franco puts his own endearing, lovable spin on the type, portraying Saul as a kind-hearted, well-intentioned yet hardcore dope smoker. Rogen and Apatow have proven themselves a nearly unstoppable juggernaut; here's hoping they bring Franco along on the ride a little more often. [More]

Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Amber Heard, Danny McBride

Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Amber Heard, Danny McBride, Gary Cole

Director: David Gordon Green

Director: David Gordon Green
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Pineapple Express is a highly entertaining, offbeat comedy-thriller that has Future Cult Movie written all over it. Recommended.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/12/08
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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Apatow’s former confidence about not underestimating the intelligence of his audiences seems to have largely disappeared.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
09/12/08
Derek Malcolm
This is London
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The first half-hour floats by on a cloud of mildly funny lines ("couscous – the food so nice they named it twice"), but then slumps into a derivative action caper that's weirdly and unappealingly reminiscent of Eighties dross like Beverly Hills Cop.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
09/12/08
Anthony Quinn
Independent
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The theoretically fail-safe team of the writer/actor Seth Rogen and co-writer/ producer Judd Apatow – the Knocked Up duo – deliver a funnybone- clobbering spree with more energy than wit.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
09/12/08
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
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This is a Class A comedy about Class B drugs. It has a Rizla-thin plot but Camberwell-carrot sized laughs.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
09/12/08
Sun Online
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Pineapple Express descends from patchy comedy to decidedly daft action send-up.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
09/12/08
Daily Mirror [UK]
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Though there are funny one-liners early on, the script becomes increasingly lazy, while the violence which takes over the second half feels as if it belongs to a different picture.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
09/12/08
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]
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The Freaks And Geeks boys prove that weedy action men are where it’s at. Pineapple Express sometimes zones out but mostly blows minds and inspires some delirious giggles. Like the titular grass, really.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
09/12/08
Jamie Graham
Total Film
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As stoner comedies go, it's of a high enough grade for even Cheech & Chong themselves to put it in a Rizla and smoke it.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
09/12/08
Rich Phippen
Sky Movies
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Pineapple Express has its fair share of laughs, but it's a fundamentally heartless and unlovable minor work from Team Apatow.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
09/12/08
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph
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Watching this without having got stoned first is like watching a 3D movie without the special glasses. There are a few moderate laughs (and a nice Jude Law gag) but the full-on gory violence is disconcerting and unfunny.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/12/08
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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The problem about being hopelessly stoned is that you also become hopelessly boring. So it is here.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
09/12/08
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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More half-baked than Superbad or Knocked Up but still solidly entertaining, if unnecessarily violent, and with a great performance from James Franco.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/12/08
Leigh Singer
Channel 4 Film
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But there’s still time for a gloriously unexpected coda, a moment of quiet reflection and narrative ingenuity that confirms ‘Pineapple Express’ as the finest comedy of the year.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
09/12/08
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out
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Fans of David Gordon Green, you may well leave feeling confused. Fans of daft laughs and James Franco, you’re in for one of the funniest comedies of the year.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/12/08
Empire Magazine
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It shouldn't be funny. It has drugs, immature grown men, car chases, guns - even a modern remake of Mary Poppins would get this lot in nowadays. But you'll laugh.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
09/11/08
Victor Olliver
Teletext
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Another winner from the Apatow factory, this is a stoner comedy that soars.

Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
09/09/08
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week
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Awesome stuff, dude.

Full Review Source: Mansized | comment Comment
09/09/08
Chris Laverty
Mansized
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My companions had varying degrees of a good time (from "not" to "more than expected") but I think if you can love these guys, you can dig this violent bromantic action-comedy.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
09/08/08
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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It's pretty pointless, really, but the characters are so engaging that we can't help but fall for them

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
09/07/08
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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