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Article: Pineapple Express
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- August 13, 2008
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Pineapple Express ****
JOINT VENTURE
Rogen and Franco play stoners on the run.
Over the past several months, one promising comedy after another has failed to live up to expectations. From the forgettable Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the Farrellys' pointless update of The Heartbreak Kid to anything with Will Ferrell in it since Talladega Nights, the latest efforts from Hollywood's most reliable laugh masters have consistently proved half baked. The new movie from the folks who brought you Superbad is totally baked. But in this case, that's a good thing.
Seth Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg have teamed up with producer Judd Apatow and indie director David Gordon Green ...