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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Positive Reviews
90
Negative reviews
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2.2
The simplistic message, however, is one any church pastor might give: Sex isnt sexy without love, commitment, and fidelity.
EW
3.8
He isnt a gourmet chef, supplying little nuggets of armadillo surrounded by microscopic carrots and curlicues of raspberry avocado mint juice.
Rogerebert
1.7
Smith may have pioneered this kind of upfront sex chat, but the Apatow team refined it. Zack and Miri feels uncomfortably like a gruesome game of filt ..
Time Out
3.1
Overall Criterions Bruce Lee set is as wonderful as youve heard, boasting definitive restorations and enough supplements for at least two semesters wo ..
3.5
Smiths new film proves that even though you may be able to take the boy out of Jersey, theres still no chance of sidetracking the filmmakers dominant ..
1.5
Some great one liners and another comic crescendo from Rogen saves Zack and Miri Make a Porno from mere mediocrity.
Paste Magazine
4.0
Its a companionable enough experience, even though the title should really be Zack Makes a Porno (with Miri).
E Film Critic
4.0
While this may not top Chasing Amy as Smiths cinematic high water mark, it is the most solidly constructed and emotionally mature thing that he has do ..
E Film Critic
0.5
Or: Kevin Smith makes an icky and secretly conservative sex comedy.
Telegraph
4.4
If you dont watch porn to begin with, you probably shouldnt see the movie.)
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Crude, hilarious, if a little corny, Smiths latest hardcore comedy is right on the money shot.
4.0
Kevin Smith was pulling off raunchy humor with a heart of gold long before wed even heard the name Apatow, hes just never gotten the same kind credit ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
Without the wit, raunchiness tends to feel uncomfortably forced. And the moments when Z&M works are, almost without exception, the ones that are more ..
Ny Daily News
3.5
It is amazing how the crudest of comedies sometimes have the biggest of hearts.
JoBlo
2.5
Feels self consciously naughty rather than truly edgy, an adolescent exercise thats not only behind the curve...but never make the tastelessness more ..
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Nothing about Zack and Miri feels terribly fresh, much less transgressive.
Village Voice
3.8
The romantic aspect of the romantic comedy doesnt work as well as the comedy portion.
ReelViews
3.8
has gone and made his most mature and romantically affecting film since Chasing Amy.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
Zack and Miri Make a Porno is sweet and its raunchy, but its rarely funny and thats pretty fatal for a romantic comedy.
3.5
Zack and Miri Make a Porno is sweet and its raunchy, but its rarely funny and thats pretty fatal for a romantic comedy.
3.1
Filmmaker Hans Steinbichler offers up an exceedingly unassuming tale thats generally enjoyable enough, with the stellar work by the two leads certainl ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.2
The laughs are plentiful, the obscene observations witty and well delivered, for two thirds of the running time. It gets soggy when the relationship b ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Rogen does his man child slob shtick dependably, and Elizabeth Banks is a good sport as well as a decent comedian. One only wishes that the whole thin ..
Independent
4.5
The movie makes a cleverish joke about the promise of porn, the promise that it tells the truth.
Pop Matters
4.0
Smartly directed, superbly acted and frequently hilarious comedy this is Kevin Smiths best film since Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
View London
2.5
If this film were about teenagers, it might seem less like an outrageous comedy and more like a mundane slice of life.
News Day
2.2
The adult film reenactments are fairly gross and explicit and, worse, humorless.
Cs Monitor
3.8
This setup is pretty far from plausible; women who look like Banks dont go hungry (although men who look like Rogen do).
New York Post
4.5
Leave it to big softie Kevin Smith to make the cuddliest porno flick of all time.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
But that doesnt work, and the whole thing feels forced and insincere.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
Zack and Miri ends up as an interesting hybrid: a sweet, feel good comedy that makes you feel like you need a shower after youve watched it.
Az Central
3.1
Times are tight and Zacks job as a surly barista isnt cutting it.
Boston
4.5
There remain some scatological touches I am still trying to forget. Its all done with great glee, yet falls far short of being hilarious.
Smh
4.5
As Miri slobbers over Bobby (Superman star Brandon Routh), Zack chats with a guy he doesnt recognize.
Npr
4.5
Theyre not brilliant people and theyre not gorgeous people and theyre not people who are going to save the world theyre ordinary people, way more beli ..
1.9
Instead, it is the only truly unpardonable offence in a comedy: Zack and Miri isnt very funny.
Toronto Star
3.2
After several disappointing films, Kevin Smith is back on terra Ferma with his foul mouthed, raunchy sex comedy, his best work since Chasing Amy and a ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
There will always be smutty sentimental sex comedies like this, which is fine as long as theyre funny.
Guardian
4.5
She wonders why, if it were so easy to do, everyone isnt doing it.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
Smith has a certain vulgar charm that makes most of it work, but sometimes you wish he would ease off the four lettered harangues and let his actors b ..
Q Network
1.0
The only 21st century aspects of it are the unfunnily vulgar references to sexual and bodily functions along with several hundred uses of the F word, ..
Daily Mail
1.5
That combination of raunch and heart isnt impossible to achieve at his best, Apatow can pull it off but it requires a nimbler pen and a sweeter soul t ..
Slate
4.0
So theyre inspired by a former classmate and a YouTube escapade to try porn with hilarious results.
Flim List
4.5
The laughs are broad as Rogans Zack comes up with a hilarious erotic reimagining sci fi porno called Star Whores with Princess Lei her, Hung Solo and ..
0.5
Its hard to imagine this film succeeding on any level without Mr. Rogen and Ms. Banks as the leads.
Observer
3.8
His movies can be sloppy and dumbly plotted and badly paced and about nothing.
Movies
3.0
Miri isnt as bad as Alyssa the Light Switch Lesbian from Chasing Amy, but the premise is almost as insultingly unrealistic.
Flim Threet
1.5
Kevin Smith turns out to be reverent after all: he wants to separate true love from mere copulating for money, but his story mixes romance and porn so ..
New Yorker
4.5
At 38, the grand old man of raunch talk has figured out how to make a movie thats sweet, funny and (a little) sexy.
Time
3.5
Take away the trademark raunchy language and subject matter and part porn star supporting cast, and what you have is a sentimental and predictable rom ..
Boston Herald
3.1
The very R rated Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a compulsively watchable comedy, balls out (literally and figuratively) and kind of adorable, too.
The Movie Boy
3.5
Casting two porn stars (Traci Lords and the hilariously cute Katie Morgan) doesnt hurt in the authenticity department, either.
Bullz-Eye
3.0
Its funnier than anything Smiths done in years, and the humor goes a long way toward distracting from the by the numbers plot.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
Our Superman, hes got things to figure out but hes a physical cat.
Total Film
4.0
Maybe the funniest movie Ive seen all year. Surprisingly smart, raunchy, even sweet.
Hollywood
3.2
Smith isnt as deft an observer of young adults as Judd Apatow (Superbad, Pineapple Express).
Seattle Pi
1.5
...concentrates on juvenile obsessions with foul language, free sex, and genital humor attempting to reduce American culture to its lowest common deno ..
Tony Medley
2.5
Kevin Smith hasnt matured enough to actually make a good comedy, but he has accrued enough casting wisdom to elevate his latest homegrown material wit ..
Coles Mithey
3.8
Its so appalling youll be thankful its a quick shot and one Smith doesnt dwell upon.
3.8
If its so easy, she asks, why doesnt everyone do it Other people have options, Zack replies.
Groucho Reviews
4.0
Kevin Smith is famous for raunchiness. This is what he does best.
7M Pictures
3.5
And I clearly cant even write about this movie without indulging in ridiculous double entendres.
Oregon Live
2.0
Theres more yakking than screwing, and the result is flaccid and formulaic enough to remind you how mundane porn flicks are when physical stimulation ..
Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
Just like good porn, the movie delivers scene after scene of tension and release, and you leave the theater happy. And maybe a little tired.
E Online
3.1
wrings laughs out of the hazy border shared by love and sex without being prudish or sappy.
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
What I should add is that its the funniest one I have seen in ages. And while it does feature an awful lot of swearing and cheerfully bad taste comic ..
Mirror
3.5
A big enough chunk of the demographic will eat it up to make this a winning investment for the real producers. You can take that to the bank.
Varia Gate
3.0
The sudden demolition of their makeshift studio doesnt help either.
Digital Spy
4.5
Zack and Miri may be a gross out movie, but its a damn clever one.
Abc
1.5
This explicit gross out comedy is so scared of being too naughty, it seeks refuge in a very nice love story. The result isnt funny or edgy.
Abc
1.5
Two porn stars and true romance on their, well, first date on camera, and a stud geek worried about man boobs. Kevin and Seth make a porno that may be ..
News Blaze
2.0
There are a couple of laugh out loud moments but messy direction means this X rated romcom should stay under the counter.
The Sun
4.0
Celebrates friendship, sexuality, and true love without making them mutually exclusive and by using idioms that raise the highest hackles among the ke ..
Killer Movie Reviews
1.5
Kevin Smith has placed a black mark on an otherwise solid filmography by selling himself short in a bid to shock new viewers and win back old ones wit ..
Matts Movie Reviews
2.5
Its only where Smith takes the development thats a cause for concern and Zack and Miri doesnt waste much time before it starts consuming established r ..
Brian Or Ndorf
3.1
Unfortunately, Zack and Miri Make a Porno misses when Smith tries to impose a sweet love story you can see coming from miles away (and predict with pi ..
Waffle Movies
3.0
The only problem is that hardcore action and a touchy feely love story do not the best bed fellows make and the final reel ill advisedly juxtaposes an ..
Sky
2.0
This is the most soppy and unsexy 18 certificate skin flick ever made.
Entertainment Times Online ..
3.5
Doesnt represent much movement from where Smith had placed himself with Clerks II, which means what you felt about the previous should be about the sa ..
Window To The Movies
1.9
I dont want you getting all mushy and gooey on me, Zack warns Miri.
Chron
3.0
You know what youre getting with Smith, hes built himself a cute little niche: all filth on the outside, all heart beneath the profanity.
The Shiz Nit
3.0
But although theres the odd, inspired shock gag, most of the laughs are lazy and the predictable romcom ending takes way too long to arrive.
Metro
3.1
Its that When Harry Met Sally thing. Can guys and girls be friends without having sex
Scene Stealers
3.5
I will concede that once Zack and Miri starts to get soft and gooey, the edge and the filth loses a little steam. Still, I cant think of a recent come ..
Bowling Green Daily News
3.5
Smiths second venture outside the View Askewniverse isnt quite the bold leap forward he was hoping to make.
Streaming Quickflix
1.5
Seth Rogen is totally out of control. Hes been marvelously funny in the past, and will be again, but get that party animal back in his cage.
Wsj
4.5
Theres a warm Boogie Nights style vibe to the little family of oddballs Zack and Miri recruit to help them.
Chicago Reader
3.5
Writer director Kevin Smith has his mind in the gutter and his heart on his sleeve. The result is hilarious and heart warming, a raucous farce thats d ..
Jam! Movies
1.5
Hes aware that hes not exactly cut out for the hospitality business: No one wants me around your food.
East Bay Express
3.2
This frees Smith from the undue self indulgence that marks his weakest efforts, allowing him to make the most of a very funny concept here.
Flip Side Archive
4.0
A film as much about friendship as it is about sex, its like hes teaching his fans how to grow up gracefully.
Film4
4.5
Although Rogen is the leading man, the movie isnt the latest raunchy excrescence from Judd Apatow Factory.
Ny Mag
2.8
The last half hour contains scenes that are almost obscene in their earnestness.
Film Blather
1.5
The picture has a knockabout charm, thanks to the actors; but its premise seems flawed.
M Tv
4.0
In the hands of the ultra capable Smith, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a tasteful take on the tasteless.
Tri City Herald
4.4
Zack and Miri finds a love story in a most unlikely place, which makes the romance that much more romantic while still leaving plenty of room to indul ..
Aisle Seat
3.8
Kevin Smiths ear for raunch is as piquant as ever, but hes moved beyond his usual unconvincing leads to Judd Apatow regulars Rogen and Craig Robinson.
Boston Phoenix
2.8
A passably conventional rom com squishfest decked out with Smiths usual pop culture references.
Nicks Chager
3.5
The real reason to see the film though Craig Robinson as Delaney. Hes good in The Office, hes great here.
The Scorecard Review
1.5
Certainly Craig Robinson doing black/white schtick doesnt do anything for me.
Can Mag
2.0
Its a slow footed film that confirms that Smith may never be able to lift his game to that 40 Year Old Virgin level of heart and romance. Hes just too ..
Orlando Sentinel
3.5
Zack and Miri Make a Porno works best when its unrestrained from capital S storytelling and obligated only to cracking jokes, chronicling mundane expe ..
Movies Ign
3.8
All in all its a modern day, Kevin Smith fairytale: a big screen bearing, perhaps, of his soul at its sincerest and wittiest, if not filthiest.
Film.com
3.0
Like a porn star or a filmmaker aiming for more than just a few big chuckles, Smith needs to focus not only on what he does best but on how to improve ..
Metromix.com
4.0
A sweet yet smutty concoction that would feel right at home in the Judd Apatow sub section of the video store. I mean that as a compliment.
Cinematical
1.5
Pornography is so mainstream now that the very idea of two ordinary people making an amateur adult film doesnt even seem that risqu.
Esquire
3.0
As enjoyable as Zack and Miri Make a Porno is, it doesnt quite have enough material to sustain a whole film.
Cinema Autopsy
3.1
This raunchy romantic comedys glass is half filled with amusement.
2 The Advocate
5.0
Zack and Miri Make a Porno is definitely Smiths filthiest, funniest and most sentimental film to date. There is a scene where you will laugh for 5 min ..
5.0
A lovely, naughty little movie that allows writer director Kevin Smith to indulge his twin penchants for scatological sex talk and heartfelt slacker r ..
MSNBC
3.1
Of course, if youre just looking for gross out gags and envelope pushing, youve found the right movie.
Washington Times
3.8
More often than not Zack & Miri will elicit genuine laughs. And it has a lot of heart to go with those laughs.
Chud
1.5
In fact, for a movie thats being sold as an adventure in titillation, it seemed awfully pedestrian.
Ma Cleans
3.1
Its all vintage Smith if you can say that about a 38 year old just pushed a little further.
Seattle Times
4.0
Surprisingly, Zack and Miri Make a Porno turns out to be an extremely rare movie commodity a romantic comedy for guys.
Knight At The Movies
4.0
Together the two have created a romantic comedy thats both as sweet and as obscene as anything youll see this year.
Franks Reel Reviews
3.5
Seth Rogen specializes in comedies where sex comes before love, a practicality that happens far more often on earth than in shiny, starry meet cute ro ..
Ie Weekly
1.5
Its one thing for a movie to be dirty; its another thing altogether for it to be plain sloppy.
Tnr
3.5
Despite its unquestionably bad manners, it is, at its core, a sweet and innocent tale of two people who discover love in the most profane of situation ..
Colorado Springs Gazette
4.0
But thats not to say its no fun; Rogen and Banks put in spirited lead performances and theres genuine chemistry between them, making them a couple you ..
3.8
Its a classic love story dressed up as something a bit racier, and not only do we know where its going, we know just how it plans to get there. Thats ..
Rossiter Drake
1.5
Believe the hype at least, to a certain extent. Zach and Miri Make a Porno is Kevin Smiths all around high score for the current decade.
Blog Spout
3.8
Smith has officially reclaimed the title as the reigning king of romantic raunch.
Ac Weekly
3.0
In a strangely perverse way and thanks to the solid performances of the two leads the love story of Zack and Miri is more touching than you might expe ..
The Australian
5.0
Rogen hops on Smiths shoulders to form a super mega Voltron of humor and heart.
4.0
Porn and true love go hand in gland in this latest, arguably best outing by auteur Kevin Smith making for one DD cupped hooter of a comedy.
Kimberly Gadette
3.8
Enough major jokes that land that I recommend it for anybody whos not turned off by the premise.
3.8
Using a cheesy Live song during Zack and Miris porn scene does Kevin Smith no favors. But the physical emotional flashpoint Seth Rogen and Elizabeth B ..
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