Pineapple Express
Film2008111 min

Pineapple Express

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimefastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"Put this in your pipe and smoke it"

Boxlist takeA breakneck, light crime comedy: simple and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

6.6/10
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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

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Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Seth RogenJames FrancoGary ColeDanny McBrideRosie Perez

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2008
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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