Pineapple Express

Critically acclaimed director David Gordon Green takes a break from the brooding drama that defined such early efforts as George Washington and Undertow for this action-flavored buddy comedy concerning two pot-smoking friends (Seth Rogen and James Franco) who unwittingly become involved with a ...more

The Pineapple Express performs genre contortions that see the film frantically fluctuating from pot comedy to ‘80s action throwback to tender “bromance,” often existing in multiple categories at the same time. Its accelerated blink-and-you’ll-miss-something pace may seem like the equivalent of cinematic schizophrenia, but director David Gordon Green’s comedy is taut and focused, galloping toward resolution with steady adrenaline-riling energy. While certain parties criticized The Dark Knight for ...more

Leave it to director David Gordon Green to help redefine the Judd Apatow comedy. In the wake of such Apatow-produced laugh-fests as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Drillbit Taylor, it seemed as if Team Apatow may have been getting a bit too comfortable with its success, and a bit more willing to fall back on the reliable formula that made it successful in the first place -- you know, the old "lovable goofball gets into awkward situation, but ultimately proves he has a heart of gold once he's seen ...more