Kevin Smith and the Apatow crew. Goodness me. I was really excited when I first heard about this movie (anything to wash away the Jersey Girl foul aftertaste from my mouth) – because the combination of Seth Rogen (a still chubby Seth Rogen, that is) and Kevin Smith is too much to bear.
So, finally managed to catch it – till then, I had only watched the trailer and watching it was like catching up with familiar, old friends. Jeff Anderson (Randal!) was fantastic and I kept waiting for him to jump on the Star Wars conversation – and of course, Jason Mewes (“Let us fuck“) really brought on the urge to watch Clerks (“I’m not even supposed to be here today!“) and Mallrats (“Fly, fat ass, fly!“).
And then you got familiar faces from the force that is Apatow. I love that chubby guys (the awkward ones) have been given the license to be cool. To recognise the loser within and to not give a shit. Makes movie going so much more realistic instead of trying to identify with the tall, blonde heroine having a bad day.
I say this all the time and will keep saying it. I love movies that have the same band of actors. Whether its the Adam Sandler crew, the Will Farrell crew or the Apatow bunch, it makes you feel so much more happy and comfortable.
I also want to make a special mention of the good soundtrack – nice mix going on there and fabulous final song, “I Love You” from the Climax Blues Band. Reminds me of the movie Loser, where the final song was “No Myth” from Michael Penn.
Yes, I know it’s a little late for me to be reviewing this movie (it’s not really a review, so to speak, more like a post of elation). Youtube trailer attached!
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