Category: EnglishKevin Smith has written and directed this film and to be honest it's been a big let down. As soon as the movie was done I was left with a crappy feeling. After some introspection I do feel this movie was bad.
Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks' characters are down out of luck and money and after their 10 year high school re-union they find out they have to pay bills or the electricity, gas, water will shut down. So after a MMS clip scandal featuring "Granny panties" the duo who have been friends forever and never had sex decide to make a porno. They do end up having sex for the first time on camera and that changes everything.
I have to tell you the first 30 minutes held immense promise, I thought it would be one of the rare buddy/stoner films (Harold & Kumar, Clerks etc) with female and male protagonists that could actually work. Then it all went downhill.
The humour goes beyond crass and lacks any real class. Kevin Smith even brings out two of his biggest assets - Jeff Anderson (Randal from Clerks) & Jason Mewes (Jay of Jay and Silent Bob) but alas even they can't save it from Seth Rogen's ineptitude and crappy timing. What we have left is some reasonable acting from Elizabeth Banks and from Justin Long & Brandon Routh, sadly the latter two just last all of the first 30 minutes.
Recommendation level: 1.5/5 - Disappointing film, can give it a skip unless you want some crass jokes overall with one genuine funny moments thrown in.
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