Pineapple Express

Runtime: 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Stars: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Amber Heard, Gary Cole, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan, Rosie Perez

Plot: After witnessing a murder, Dale goes on the run with his drug dealer, Saul, in hopes of clearing his name and taking down the man responsible.

Review: I absolutely love this movie.  It is funny from beginning to end.  This movie isn't one that takes itself too seriously.  In fact, it doesn't take anything seriously.  That is the whole point.  This isn't a movie in which you must be a stoner to appreciate.  It is just good, old-fashioned funny situations, and all kinds of mayhem.

Seth Rogen as Dale does a great job as a mid-twenties stoner who is dating a high school girl.  His job as a process server is what leads to him witnessing Ted Jones (Cole) and Carol (Perez) murdering a member of a rival drug dealer.  Having nowhere to go, Dale goes back to Saul's (Franco) apartment. Saul is Dale's pot dealer, and just sold him a new kind of pot called Pineapple Express.  Dale happened to drop some of this weed at the murder scene and since Saul is the only one who sells this kind of weed and his dealer got it through Ted Jones, Dale and Saul go on the run. 

A lot of funny stuff happens after that, such as a scene in the woods where Dale and Saul think they are being chased, a fight at Saul's dealers (McBride in his breakout role) house, a car chase, a dinner at the house of Dale's girlfriend, and finally the big action scene at the end at Ted Jones underground warehouse. 

The two best parts of this movie are James Franco as the pot dealer, Saul, and Danny McBride as Red, the guy who Saul gets his supply from.  Originally it was supposed to be Franco in the role of Dale and Rogen as Saul, but they switched because Franco was better at being Saul.  They really made the right choice there.  I don't think I would have liked this movie nearly enough if the roles had been switched.  Red is a very funny character.  He bakes cakes for his dead cat, and is waiting for his wife to get out of prison.  Meanwhile, he fluctuates between being loyal to his boss, Ted, and loyal to his friend, Saul.  He makes the right choice in the end.

This movie is one of those movies that you will find yourself quoting over and over again. 

Rating: 10/10, recommend to everyone who likes funny movies

Official Site: http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/pineappleexpress/
IMDb: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0910936/