This Is The End

2 ½ pipes out of 4

An apocalyptic film to end all apocalypse films. With the group of actors cast playing themselves only stereotyped to the max as Jonah Hill is viewed as the general good guy, he overplays his niceness coming off as obnoxious while James Franco hilariously plays up an obsession with Seth Rogen. The central focus of the movie is the relationship between Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel while all hell breaks loose around them. The initial party that the two attend at Franco’s enormous house is a cameo fest with Paul Rudd, Kevin Hart and Rihanna to name a few. At the party the apocalypse begins leaving only Hill, Franco, Rogen and Baruchel trapped inside the house along with a hilarious Craig Robinson and the worthless Danny Mcbride. With the removal of Mcbride and Michael Cera from the film This is the End could have improved immensely. Cera pretends to be the light headed douche that he seems to always play only this time he is obsessed with cocaine. Mcbride plays the jerk who everyone hates but no one has the guts to kick him out of the house despite his waste of supplies with no regard to any of the other housemates. Despite these facts the film is amazingly funny, taking shots at all apocalyptic films and film making in general taking special shots at The Exorcist, Your Highness, Moneyball and The Green Hornet. Emma Watson makes a small appearance in finally breaking from her innocent Hermione character from Harry Potter, creating a witty foulmouthed independent woman, making you wish she had a bigger role than she does. With surprise and expected cameos This is the End proudly makes fun of itself and the stupidity of its own characters. Easily worth the price of admission and could be the best R rated comedy of the summer.