Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Kevin Smith writes and directs his newest comedy for The Weinstein Co. with Zack & Miri Make a Porno, the story of two friends (Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks) who get into the amateur porn business to combat their rising debt, only to realize their underlying feelings for each other while doing so. ...more

To its credit, Zack & Miri Make A Porno is not nearly as masturbatory as director Kevin Smith’s other recent outings, namely fanboy wet dreams Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II, the latter whose references to bestiality caused a squeamish Joel Siegel to prematurely exit a critics’ screening. To outsiders not immersed in Smith’s comic book nerd-populated View Askewniverse, references to exacting revenge on internet haters (e.g., “MagnoliaFan”) or the director’s ostensive obsession with ...more

On paper, Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno would appear to be a perfect project for his particular comedic style -- a blend of R-rated talk and a G-rated mushiness. The premise is a perfect high-concept pitch -- platonic BFFs Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are struggling twentysomethings who decide to make the titular adult film after their financial situation turns dire, and they meet a surprise guest at their high school reunion (a scene-stealing Justin Long) with an ...more