| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Disappointingly, Pineapple Express is less than the sum of its ingredients, even if it's still a good stupid time at the movies." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"... it's a druggie comedy that made me laugh." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"It’s a marijuana comedy that keeps shuffling genres, like a stoned blackjack dealer." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"OD's on graphic violence, but the smokin' cast lights up the screen and scores lots of laughs." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Apatow has created a revenge-of-the-nerds alternate universe in which an actor who looks like Seth Rogen can become a movie star." more... |
B |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"The action and comedy mix has never been an easy one to manage, and unfortunately Pineapple Express fails in that respect." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...a drug-fueled caper that doesn't stint on chronically loopy characters and ridiculously funny situations." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Frequently hilarious, occasionally sweet and often graphically violent." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"As it shifts genre gears and cranks up the noise, becomes disappointingly sober and self-serious." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The humor in this movie is smart enough that even a moderate level of intoxication or inebriation is not necessary to enjoy it." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"I already have the munchies for more." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"It's a funny, mostly harmless and entertaining film with a bad case of dry mouth." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Fans of Superbad will enjoy Pineapple Express ." more... |
A- |
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