Not exact matches
Also screened: Sadako Vs. Kayako (Grade: B --RRB-, an entertaining, teen - friendly marriage of the The Ring and The Grudge mythologies that (thank God) has a sense of humor about itself, even though its final confrontation is less than satisfying; Dearest Sister (Grade: C +), a poetic (and rather slow) meditation on class conflict couched in a ghost story from Laotian director Mattie Do; and Down Under (Grade: B --RRB-, a
Superbad - style profane coming - of - age comedy set against the backdrop of the Cronulla race riots that took place in Sydney, Australia in Christmas 2005.
The legend of
Superbad, Jonah Hill,
also stars in this classic comedy, but his character is pointless in the film.
It reworks not only movies like «My Bodyguard» but
also a host of Apatow - produced films such as the much better «
Superbad.»
More familiar for his comic genius in
SUPERBAD and 21 JUMP STREET, some may have forgotten that Jonah Hill is
also an Academy Award - nominee...
(
Superbad writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were
also producers on Blockers.)
In this way, This is the End feels like a sequel to
Superbad, while
also being an excellent stoner comedy in its own right.
He is
also known for his roles in The Departed,
Superbad and Community.
Also, the jokes come fast and furious, many laced with profanity (obviously), often self - depreciating and referencing and insulting the films made by the cast («Pineapple Express,» «
Superbad,» «Moneyball,» etc.).
Not only was
Superbad the funniest film I saw this year but it
also had the most heart.
Casting Jonah Hill (
Superbad, Get him to the Greek) is
also a deliberate match between an actor's traits and the script's comic aims.
(
Also, perhaps my
Superbad comparison was exacerbated by the fact that Beanie Feldstein, Jonah Hill's sister, plays Lady Bird's best friend.
Co-star Baruchel
also provides the script, along with comedy vet Evan Goldberg (The Green Hornet,
Superbad), and the characterizations, hockey insight, and subtle in - jokes aimed at Boston and Canada, makes for some genuine laughs.
A few years ago,
Superbad was extremely successful not just for being a goofy and raunchy comedy, but
also for having a believable high school friendship at its core.
Imagine taking
Superbad and setting it in tough, urban Los Angeles, and you begin to have an idea of what Dope is like, but it
also stands on its own merits.
Aside from the towering achievements of No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood we were
also blessed with a rich, diverse harvest that included Into The Wild,
Superbad, Eastern Promises, The Bourne Ultimatum, Gone Baby Gone, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, and — lest we fucking forget — uh oh!