Zack And Miri Make A Porno: Reviewish.

So here's the deal. I really like Kevin Smith's movies. All of them in one way or another. Even Jersey Girl. Surely it's a mental imbalance, but oh well. So surely I was going to dig his newest effort. Hell, they even tossed Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks into the mix. Big win, right?

Right. This movie was rather entertaining. I took in a late show last night with my neighbor. He went into it not actually knowing what he was going to see. He thought it was a different movie entirely. We were both satisfied by the time the credits stopped rolling.

Okay, so this is the gist: Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are best friends going back to elementary school and they're both coming to terms that they've amounted to nothing and are out of money going into their 10th High School Reunion. They're broke and near homeless when they get the idea to shoot a porn movie and sell it. This leads to them patching together a rag tag group of friends and new acquaintances to make it happen.

The hitch comes when Zack and Miri's scene together comes up and they have to figure out how that works into their friendship. It's a sweet little love story in the midst of a ridiculously raunchy sex movie. In short, it's awesome. The supporting cast really power this thing, too. Jason Mewes steps out of his "Jay" shoes and takes on a new and very funny role as Lester. Craig Robinson (Daryll from The Office) takes on one of his biggest roles to date as Zack's other friend, Delaney. Jeff Anderson (Clerks' Randall) is hillarious as Deacon, the cameraman. Throw in a couple porn stars (Traci Lords and Katie Morgan...Whose voice is quite adorable), some guy I've never heard of (Ricky Mabe?), and a slew of cameos from both Rogen's and Smith's usual crew of misfits and you've got the makings of a movie that is just downright funny as hell, but with heart to spare.

The one and only complaint I do have the movie is it felt short. Which is weird, movies tend to feel way too long. And this one told the full story (at least is you stick around for the credits), but stilll...felt a little short. Maybe it's just me.

So yeah, Zack and Miri. See it.

7.5/10