As soon as I caught a glimpse of "Krull" (1983) playing in the background of this film, I knew I would be this movie's bitch for the next hour and a half. And I was.The story follows a pot-smoking dude called Dale (Rogen) and his pot dealer Saul (Franco) who get way over their heads once Dale witnesses a gang murder and leaves behind a bud of ultra-rare dope which leads all sorts of nasty hitmen and thugs straight to him.
The rambunctious Appatow gang (Directed by David Gordon Green) has managed to strike gold once again. Their signature, top-notch, lightning fast witty banter is this time coupled with over-the-top action and violence, to marvelous effect. It's great how even the more villainous characters are fleshed out with little bits of humanity. Two of the more brutal thugs in the story actually had me sympathizing with them, by the end, despite their brutal ways. Seth Rogen and Even Goldberg have truly crafted a great script, balancing the needs of the story with the usual hilarious non-sequiturs and biting verbal intercourse.
Rogen is his typical bass-belly-laughing chill guy, the kind of guy you'd love to hang around with. James Franco is the lonely, mild-mannered drug dealer. Needless to say, they get into all kinds of shennanigans, and Red (Danny McBride) is introduced to their posse halfway through the movie. McBride is easily the highlight of the movie, and takes major part in a brawl halfway through that is as violent as it is funny.
I'll add more later, perhaps, on a second viewing. I was too busy laughing half the time to catch all the great one-liners.
"Huh, Krull!"
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