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2008
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Positive Reviews
77
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
3.4
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4.5
As a perpetually baked pot dealer, Franco colors his many laugh lines with a sweet, childlike navet thats completely disarming.
Av Club
1.5
A sequel here, to get Rogen and Franco back together, really wouldnt hurt.
Den Of Geek
4.5
Thus, it manages all of the purile pot centric childish humour youd expect, whilst managing to pull its head up from the bong at times and getting bac ..
Den Of Geek
3.5
Strip away the guys with guns chasing after them, and what you have are two loners stumbling onto a soulmate or another hilarious, heartfelt ode to fr ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Its a brand of comedy straight out of The Blues Brothersthe frizz and acne.
Paste Magazine
4.4
Its a quality movie even if the material is unworthy of the treatment.As a result, yes, its a druggie comedy that made me laugh.
Rogerebert
4.0
Its a strangely effective combination of crude wisecracks and solid action sequences.
E Film Critic
4.0
Happily, the eagerly awaited comedy Pineapple Express, the latest product from the Judd Apatow factory, is a comedy that may feature two unrepentant s ..
E Film Critic
3.8
Hell, Im not even a pot pinky.Square me up, put me in the uncool corner if you will, but its just not my bag.
E Film Critic
4.5
Pineapple Express follows in Superbads grand tradition of sending two guys on a long journey with little purpose but great adventure.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Its never easy to satirize other action movies while at the same time being an action movie yourself.
Cinema Blend
2.0
Deliberately shambling and irritatingly amateur, this movie proves that when Rogen hit it big with Knocked Up and got on the Judd Apatow express, he d ..
Ny Daily News
3.5
It co stars James Franco, a brooding hunk from Hollywoods James Dean assembly line whose funniest role to date has been the lead in Tristan and Isolde ..
Philly
3.1
Its like killing a unicorn..A stoner comedy with a Superbad template and a penchant for jokey, graphic violence by way of Tarantino (bloody ears, blee ..
Philly
3.0
Pineapple Express is a very funny movie that is filled with startling moments of humor and unbridled playfulness.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
But its greatest achievements lie in the tossed off non sequiturs, the pop culture (and Scott Baio) allusions, and the unexpected respites in the mids ..
Village Voice
3.2
It channels old raunchy Cheech & Chong formulaic routines and serves as a less witty and more shallow version of the Coen brothers The Big Lebowski (1 ..
Sover
4.0
Franco sheds a decades worth of serious, boring performances for his first glimpse of warmth and humor, and hes amazing.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.4
You dont have to be in an altered state to appreciate the ludicrous humor.The laughs mostly crude, profane and drug addled are almost non stop.
Usa Today
3.5
The comedy is largely situational, with some funny one liners and lots of physical comedy.
Lariat
3.5
The films first act made me wonder if it would be a stoners only comedy, with many of the gags aimed specifically at the life of a marijuana enthusias ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Or, Dude, Wheres My Bong.This stars the ubiquitous curly topped Seth Rogen as a dishevelled legal clerk who witnesses a murder and goes on the run.
Independent
3.5
Nothing arthouse director Green has done prepares us for his surprisingly light handed direction here, keeping the pace brisk, the characters grounded ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
In addition, the script (by Superbad writers Rogen and Evan Goldberg) is frequently hilarious, with several terrific one liners and at least one momen ..
View London
2.5
Gore and yucks are not an easy combination to pull off and Team Apatow simply do not have the skills.The gross out gore is probably in the movie to co ..
Cs Monitor
3.5
His performance is a marvel of comic timing and Method like commitment to character.
Film Journal
3.1
Guys, youre asking us to swallow a pot farce, a buddy thriller, an action parody, and a touching tale of two men on the run
Boston
2.5
The filmmakers are more interested in making a safely commercial football drama that doesnt deviate from the genres shorthand imagery and plot points.
Boston
3.5
And yet none of this explains the films wildly shifting tones throughout.Depending on where you look, its a stoner comedy, an action comedy, an action ..
Mountain X
3.8
What fun would a comedy about dope be, after all, if it werent dopey
Npr
4.4
An improbable jumble of bumbling romance, frenetic bloodshed, giddy slapstick, cockeyed cannabis jokes, and a pair of half wasted stoners as crime fig ..
Star Tribune
3.5
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Emanuellevy
2.0
Watching this without having got stoned first is like watching a 3D movie without the special glasses.
Guardian
3.0
Turning the duo into paranoid action heroes means the movie is more slapstick spoof than rambling ode to Mary Jane.But theres a sentimental residue ab ..
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
In Eden Lake, violence is seen as nasty and disturbing; here, its trivialised and becomes simply moronic entertainment.
Daily Mail
3.5
But as Pineapple Express turns into a deranged vehicle of slapstick mayhem, with people getting smashed in the head with coffeepots, its charm begins ..
Ew
3.5
The swath of destruction these boys leave in their wake seems disproportionate to the prevailing mood of dopey fun.
Slate
4.0
Fans of David Gordon Green, you may well leave feeling confused. Fans of daft laughs and James Franco, youre in for one of the funniest comedies of th ..
Empire
4.0
Pineapple Express has plenty of action and broad jokes (a car chase gone wrong is wildly funny), but its the interplay between Rogen and Franco that m ..
Common Sense Media
3.8
Its a funny, mostly harmless and entertaining film with a bad case of dry mouth.
Sf Gate
3.5
Working from Apatows notion to graft an action movie plot on a dope movie premise, Rogen and Goldberg came up with a concoction that synthesizes the s ..
Time
3.1
The material, showing and sometimes exposing promise, deserves more focus and fewer characters and subplots vying for attention.
The Movie Boy
3.1
In its gleefully befogged first hour, Pineapple Express seems to be onto something new: Its a marijuana comedy that keeps shuffling genres, like a sto ..
Chicago Tribune
4.2
Pineapple Express is the most raucous, absurd, violent and consistently funny entry of the Apatow brand of sweet, loser guys make good comedies.It mak ..
Reeling Reviews
1.5
No, not that it makes shitty movies better, a joke this lazy stoner comedy deploys before you can, but that it will prevent us seeing more movies like ..
Flickfilosopher
3.8
The humor in this movie is smart enough that even a moderate level of intoxication or inebriation is not necessary to enjoy it.
ReelViews
2.0
For the 15 percenters a lot of the film is going to feel very silly, crammed with potty humor and overly long for such a simple subject matter.
Lyles Movie Files
2.5
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Tony Medley
4.5
At the same time, the pics feel good aura is undeniably part of its appeal, rooted in the chemistry of its two leads.
Variety
3.1
With all of this added value, Pineapple Express is a no brainer pick up for comedy fans.
Groucho Reviews
3.8
Filmmaker David Gordon Green offers up a low key, deliberately paced narrative that proves an ideal complement for John Pollonos subdued screenplay, a ..
Reel Film
3.1
Apatow and Green are just throwing whatever they can at the screen, to see what will get either a laugh or a grimace. More likely the latter, since yo ..
The Star
3.1
The film tries to fuse elements from the Harold & Kumar druggie comedies onto the violent buddy comedy thriller Hot Fuzz. But it seems like the projec ..
Deseret News
3.0
This is the kind of film that relies on its audience to find four letter words funny.
Urban Cine File
3.8
Its a fresh, funny idea that makes for what is often a very funny movie.
Movies Tv Guide
3.0
BEST QUOTE: Its almost a shame to smoke it.Its like killing a unicorn.. with, like, a bomb.
Mirror
3.0
In this sequence alone, reality is tipped way off centre, but that sets the tone for a hybrid tale filled with blood splatter and stoner silliness.
Digital Spy
3.8
Stone Temple Pilot frontman Scott Weiland avoided jail yesterday, as he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drug possession and agreed to stay in rehab.
New York Post
2.5
So is it being assholish to wish for more discipline in a pot comedy
The Stranger
2.5
The noisier and bloodier it gets, the more you notice how uninspired the movie is. If youre high, this might not be a problem. But for the rest of us, ..
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
5.0
Sidesplitting, high attrition rate, S&M slapstick where you get to savor the sight of characters getting tortured to death about five times each, if t ..
News Blaze
3.1
Its fun and even a bit jolting at times, but goes just a tad long for the rhythm of the picture and doesnt merge well with the whole.
Ross Anthony
3.2
Adding nostalgic bursts of brutality and synth powered scoring by Graeme Revell only sweetens the experience.
Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Pineapple Express Its hard to be funny and dumb without annoying the audience, but these guys have got that ability to make us laugh without totally i ..
Waffle Movies
3.5
Always the most difficult proposition in a comedy is maintaining its comedic pacing with consistency.
Hollywood Chicago
3.3
The action is decent if somewhat unspectacular, going for 70s style car chases that are effective only at stroking nostalgic cinephiles but unimpressi ..
ComingSoon
5.0
At its core, the latest, and best, from thecomedy shop is a pretty straightforward 1980s style Hollywood action flick.
Montreal Film Journal
3.0
With a hundred affectionate nods to films of the 80s, Pineapple Express has enough wit and charm to raise it above the mediocrity of fellow stoner com ..
Sky
2.0
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3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.8
Is it a spoof.You bet its a spoof: One character gets shot seven times and lives to crow about it in a gloriously absurd diner scene that closes the f ..
Chron
3.0
A drug induced fantasy crossed with the worst parts of Dumb & Dumber
The Shiz Nit
3.0
The plot is as hapless as the duo, its at least 25 minutes too long and the action comedy transition jars nastily.
Metro
4.5
In fact, four Apatow movies a year is barely enough to satisfy my needs.
Streaming Quickflix
2.5
Instead, it relies on Rogens timing and Francos wholehearted embrace of the concept to deliver a steady flow of only fitfully amusing material.
Flip Side Archive
3.8
As a send up of the action genre, which is largely on the fritz, Pineapple Express is surprisingly effective.
From The Balcony
3.5
Endeavoring to be a buddy action comedy, a good natured deconstruction of buddy action comedies, and the ultimate stoner flick, Pineapple Express is l ..
Nicks Chager
4.2
The title refers to a hybrid kind of marijuana so rare that to smoke it is akin to killing a unicorn.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.4
Films like Up In Smoke and Nice Dreams created a new type of film hero, the funny stoner.
Crazed Fan Boy
3.5
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Cine Rina
3.0
Its especially apparent in a film like Pineapple Express.What should or could have been a gentle pothead movie ends not with dudes sitting around shoo ..
The Tyee
3.5
There are wonderfully comic sequences of THC inspired slapstick and reams of the crude verbal wit that is becoming a trademark of co writer and star S ..
Blog Oregonlive
3.1
The latest from the Apatow Factory is new ground, but its not quite a stoner comedy.
Washington Times
3.0
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Jo Reviews
2.5
Its a revelatory performance for Franco.A great comedy could have been made about Dale and Saul.
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
4.4
Not every joke or setup works and some will find the juxtaposition of stupid pot jokes and bloody murder distasteful but for the most part, Pineapple ..
Ar Kansas Online
3.5
What keeps the film so engagingly off balance is the mix of perfectly pitched stoner humor and the visceral punch of the genre mixing: These bad guys ..
Seanax
3.1
Long laugh less stretches are punctuated with moments of genuine wit, most of them courtesy of Franco, whose well honed dramatic skills also include w ..
Auf Muth
3.0
The action is edited with no sense of the temporal relation between separate spaces moving between rooms is like moving between Narnia and the wardrob ..
Stop Smiling Online
3.0
But they are largely squandered with cheap jokes and minimal effort.
Gazette
3.5
Pineapple Express riotously celebrates the stoner genre while turning it into something fresh and modern.
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