Pineapple Express (2008)

The best fight in Pineapple Express is three grown men flailing around a cramped living room, breaking furniture and apologizing between swings. It’s funnier than the giant final shootout, which turns into a loud action movie and forgets to be a comedy. Before that, it’s a goofy chase with a big heart. James Franco plays Saul as the sweetest guy alive, thrilled to finally have a friend and not bothered at all that Dale mostly stops by for the stuff Saul sells. Seth Rogen is a ball of panic in a series of terrible disguises. Danny McBride’s Red refuses to stay down no matter what happens to him, and it’s the best running gag here. The cop car chase, with Saul’s foot jammed through the windshield, is pure slapstick. It made $101.6 million worldwide on a reported $26M. A 6.1 because the friendship is real and the movie runs out of road. $37.79 says you call your oldest friend this week to say hi and spend an hour arguing about nothing.

What works: Franco and Rogen’s friendship feels real, and Danny McBride’s Red is the funniest running gag in the movie.

What doesn’t: The final shootout goes on far too long and swaps the jokes for explosions.

Who it’s for: Fans of buddy comedies where two goofballs get chased by people way scarier than they are.