Linkshoch Wonderful Movie

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Smoreni Zmaj I don't know how objective I'm capable to be when it comes to Kevin Smith movies, but to me this was awesome. Essentially, this is classic romance comedy, but wrapped in completely unusual package. Politically incorrect, vulgar, perverse, and most of all fun. I'm sorry I didn't see it back when it was released, cause I would know it by heart by now. Roommates and best friends since childhood, Zack and Miri, have seemingly hopeless financial troubles, so they decide to get back on their feet by making a porno. If I still didn't persuade you to see this flick, I will just say that lead roles in their porno, beside of course themselves, play Jason Mewes, Katie Morgan and Traci Lords. Now, if you have no idea who are at least some of the legends I mentioned above, then you shouldn't watch this movie and feel free to continue living under your puritan rock. :P9/10

Jerghal The whole Kev Smith gang's here and that is probably the best part of the film. The story itself is simple and very predictable. Zack & Miri are lifelong friends since high-school, but never amounted to anything so they need money and the quickest way is to make a porn film. Don't expect (much) nudity, it's still an R rated Hollywood production, not an NC-17 'real' porn movie. Rogen acts like he always acts (he's no Pacino), Banks is a lot better but she can only work with what's written. All in all a mediocre film. Kevin Smith seems to be a director who's career goes in reverse: his first film Clercks was his masterpiece and every new film he's made since has been worse than the previous one. That sure gives you some perspective for his new film Tusk. Let's hope Smith can turn the tide...

mrrockey I'm gonna get this right out of the way, I have never seen a Seth Rogen comedy nor a Kevin Smith film prior to this. Zack and Miri Make a Porno is my big introduction to both Seth Rogen's jerkoff comedy films, and director Kevin Smith's work. Before, I only knew Rogen based on films like The Green Hornet and Kung Fu Panda and I've never seen a Kevin Smith film before. But after checking this out, I'm glad to say that I'm interested in checking out MORE of their work.The plot of Zack and Miri Make a Porno follows two roommates in Monroeville, Pennsylvania named Zack Brown and Miri Linky. Despite both being employed, they haven't paid their utility bills in months. After going to their high-school reunion, where Zack finds out one of his former classmates is now a porn star, Zack decides to do it as well with Miri and a few friends'help.The thing that surprised me most about Zack and Miri Make a Porno is how unapologetic it is with its content. At first, I thought this was gonna be, at BEST, a PG-13 film that only makes tame references to sex and not show much but instead, the film goes all-out with excessive profanity, graphic sex depictions, and lots of nudity. There's many scenes in the film where your jaw will just DROP from what you saw on screen and depending on your sense of humor, you will either chuckle your balls off, or you'll just be incredibly offended and grossed-out. It's certainly not a film for everyone. However, since I don't mind dirty humor every once in a while, I actually found the film quite funny. Even though the language is very profane, there's a wit and charm to the way the characters deliver them. They don't just say "Fwck!" or $hit!" again and again, they get creative with them and make up something witty and clever instead. Some of the funniest moments for me was when they come up with porn parody titles, which include Dawn of the Dick, Star Whores, and Fwckback Mountain. The sex scenes, while graphic, have a lot of good physical comedy to them and there's even one that works as a dramatic, intimate scene that also feels realistic. And while the nudity's not entirely necessary, it makes the porn in the feel all the more authentic.While Zack and Miri is not a DEEP film, it does have heart and characters you can latch on to. Seth Rogen plays Zack Brown as a bit of a juvenile moron but he clearly has a heart and you can buy his love for Miri at the end. Zack could've been one of those characters who started out funny, but who's schtick just got old midway through and it probably would have if he was the sole protagonist but since has someone to bounce it off with, he becomes lot more likable. Elizabeth Banks portrays Miri as the straight man(or woman in this case) of the duo and she's likable in her own right. Banks feels very normal and genuine on screen here and it makes you buy her being friends with someone like Seth Rogen when she looks like a model. But she also has funny moments of her own such as when she tries to seduce her former classmate Bobby, who turns out to be a gay porn star. The love story between these two work because the way they're written make them don't feel like traditional rom com characters. They actually sound more like bros hanging out instead because of the way they talk to one another and the fact that they actually TALK about whether one of them wants to have sex with the other and having it take place like a normal conversation is actually pretty refreshing. I also love how there's no clichéd "misunderstanding" situation when Zack mistakens her of sleeping with Brandon. Any other movie would have had this as a huge problem in the story but here, it's done and over with very quickly and they play it up more for comedy. They're relationship is what ultimately carries the film and because of the solid performances the actors give and the refreshing writing, it works.The rest of the cast is pretty good as well. There's not a WHOLE lot to say about them, as they're mostly just there for comedy but Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords, Katie Morgan, Ricky Mabe, and Justin Long were ALL hilarious, especially Justin Long as gay porn star Brandon. His deep voice with his straight face when reading out porn titles is just comedy gold.But with that being said, there are some minor problems I have with this film. I thought the ending was a little rushed and I would've actually liked to SEE what the characters did afterwards as opposed to just title cards on screen TELLING us what happened. And I do think Zack and Miri's relationship was more interesting before they started filming porn and getting really awkward over each other. I liked how subversive their relationship was before so it was kind of a disappointment that the film had to go through a lot of the clichés we see in this type of film later on. But overall, this is a funny, witty film that may not be for everyone, but for Seth Rogen/Kevin Smith fan, it's a must-see. 7/10

Zach Loomis Kevin Smith did a great job on this film. As per his usual, he mixes heartwarming moments with tastefully offensive and raunchy humor. It's an enjoyable love story with a twist. Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks have great chemistry, making the movie even more enjoyable. While the movie has lots of memorable scenes with great quotes, "coffee, black," it did fall by the wayside on some of it's jokes that had lots of potential.Rogen was so fun to watch because he hit his jokes right on the money every time. Banks played the perfect former loser turned hot character and was very adorable and also fun to watch. Robinson's character, Delaney, was by far my favorite with the best lines, best pacing, and funniest situations.Overall, I'd say it was great movie with good pacing, and good dialogue, and I would give it another watch.