Recently, I took a ride on the Pineapple Express. And I enjoyed it! Lazy court-process clerk stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, where he finds out about a new rare strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the citys most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pinapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him--and it is. As Dale and Saul run for there lives, they quickly discover that they're not sufferinig from weed-feuled paranoia: incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them.
Don't be afraid to see this. Yes, it's a stoner movie, but you DON'T have to be stoned to enjoy it. I'm not a stoner, but Rogen and Franco made me want to be one. Seth Rogen plays Dale Denton, a process clerk who loves to get high to get through the day, while James Franco takes this chance to play a comedic role as Saul Silver, Dale's weed man. Danny McBride makes another classic return to play Red, the buddy that has a problem with his conscience. Kevin Corrigan and Craig Robinson are the hitmen Budlofsky and Matheson sent to dispose of Dale and Saul. Gary Cole is big druglord and Rosie Perez makes a return to movies as Carol, Cole's corrupt cop/lover. All of these put together make Pineapple Express worthwhile. I wasn't too sure if Franco could pull off the stoner role, but he did and did it exceptionally well. Thumbs up to actors stepping outside of their comfort zones. You'll laugh at the antics of Dale and Saul and cheer with delight at the seemingly unstoppable Red. Stoners will stare in awe at the warehouse full of weed and then cry like babies when it's all burned down. Then watch how a stoner and a weed man become BFFF's (Best Fuckin' Friends Forever) A laugh riot 100%. Definitely go and see this. A hearty 4 on my "Go See" scale.
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