This Is The End Review

If you've seen Superbad or Pineapple Express then you know the type of humour that is present in This Is The End. This movie is best summarized as Seth Rogen and his SuperFriends at the peak of their comedic skills, which makes it a brilliant apocalyptic meta comedy.

 The plot set-up is that while the world outside foes up in flames, Seth Rogen and his super-friends all take refuge in James Franco's fortress of a mansion. Cabin fever sets in when their supply stocks begin to dwindle. This results in a steady stream of hilarious situations and good one liners. The banter in this film between the actors is sharp and humorous. You’ll find yourself drawn into the conversations and interactions between the actors more than plot itself. The way the characters are reduced to infant children is gold. The interactions between the actors were hilarious and watching some of the biggest players in the comedy world take bites out of each other was amazing to watch. It feels genuinely intimate and  knowing the characters that these people tend to play makes the experience that much more enjoyable to behold.

  

As always, James Franco lends a cool, hip quality to the gross-out humor, Craig Robinson is effortless in his timing and delivery and Jay Baruchel plays the straight man to near-perfection. But it is Danny McBride who steals the show with some of the best lines in the movie. Then there are the cameos by Michael Cera who plays a crack addict and Hermione laying the smack down. I also will not be able to look at Channing Tatum the same way in any other movie I see him in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, at the halfway mark of the movie, things do slow down a bit and I found myself getting a little bored. It would have been good if they had more of these cameos throughout the movie to spice things up. Eventually, the SuperFriends leave the safety of Franco’s fortress-mansion. When this happens, the pace of the movie feels like it picks up and it rushes to the end rather quickly.

 

Overall, I enjoyed the hilarious performances and interactions between the characters in this movie. Its use of the biblical apocalypse was great background for a comedy. In the end the movie is all about bro ship with allot of pop culture references, which I totally loved.

3 golden maple surplus drenched waffles out of 5.