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August 8, 2008
At the Movies: Stoner-action comedy arrives half-baked
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
The formula is pretty familiar by now in these Judd Apatow-produced comedies. A couple of buddies get into trouble, and as they try to bumble their way out of it, their friendship only grows stronger.
| PINEAPPLE EXPRESS |
 Director: David Gordon Green Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Gary Cole, Amber Heard, Rosie Perez, Bill Hader Rating: R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence Running time: 108 minutes |
Some clever linguistics guru somewhere even came up with a word for this pop-culture phenomenon: the “Bromance.”
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