Kevin Smith is famous for raunchiness. This is what he does best.
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10/31/08
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
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Reviews Counted:176
Fresh:114
Rotten:62
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a modest success for Kevin Smith, due in large part to the charm of Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Feb 19, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $31,382,624
Synopsis: As its explicit title suggests, Kevin Smith's ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO is a foul-mouthed and filthy film that probably isn't fit for the very young, the very old, or the easily offended. But for... [More]
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes
Director: Kevin Smith
Reviews for Zack and Miri Make a Porno
81 - 100 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
In the hands of the ultra-capable Smith, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a tasteful take on the tasteless.
10/31/08
Everyone on screen seems to be having so much fun.
10/31/08
Top Critic[Smith] wrings laughs out of the hazy border shared by love and sex without being prudish or sappy.
10/31/08
Seth Rogen is totally out of control. He's been marvelously funny in the past, and will be again, but get that party animal back in his cage.
10/31/08
Top CriticZack and Miri gives the rom-com genre a much deserved spanking.
10/31/08
Zack and Miri isn't very funny. Laugh-out-loud bits here are as rare as real breasts in an adult film.
10/31/08
The better than usual cast offers enough new twists to keep it from being just another Kevin Smith comedy.
10/31/08
If you're OK with the explicit stuff, it's surprisingly sweet.
10/31/08
The audience where I watched the movie laughed so hard that we all probably missed a third of the lines, and it was still one of the funnier movies I've seen this year.
10/31/08
The jokes are forced, almost mechanical, in their crudeness. They're so carefully placed that they feel a little precious rather than spontaneous, which ends up defying that impulsive, animal thing inside us.
10/31/08
The poster boy for NC-17 language and the poster boy for Judd Apatow's man-child humor team up here for the first time, and while the result has its share of laughs, it's also prey to some of the same weaknesses as their previous, separate work.
10/31/08
The mood lurches around a bit, and the film itself feels a bit diluted -- as if Kevin Smith were doing Judd Apatow doing Kevin Smith. And Smith, and his fans, are far too original to settle for that for long.
10/31/08
The picture has a knockabout charm, thanks to the actors; but its premise seems flawed.
10/31/08
Without the wit, raunchiness tends to feel uncomfortably forced. And the moments when Z&M works are, almost without exception, the ones that are more sweet than shocking. All the rest, frankly, feel like Apatow Lite.
10/31/08
Zack and Miri Make a Porno is crude and raunchy, but it's also a great date movie. See it with someone you love -- and want to grope.
10/31/08
Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno pulls off a couple feats that I previously thought were close to impossible: 1) It makes Elizabeth Banks unattractive. 2) It makes Seth Rogen unfunny.
10/31/08
Writer-director Kevin Smith has his mind in the gutter and his heart on his sleeve. The result is hilarious and heart-warming, a raucous farce that's disarming, date-safe and, yes, sweet.
10/31/08
Despite all the waggish raunch-talk, it's just not especially funny. And despite all the agile intercourse (originally rated NC-17), it's frankly kind of a bore.
10/31/08
There may not be a special movie rating for this kind of coyness, but it definitely feels like emotional porn.
10/31/08
Latest News for Zack and Miri Make a Porno
February 08, 2009:
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January 31, 2009:
Two porn stars and true romance on their, well, first date on camera, and a stud geek worried about man boobs. Kevin and Seth make a porno that may be too hardcore for the sexually squeamish and too mushy for porniacs.
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