Zack and Miri Make A Porno

An outrageous film that will make you laugh out loud, but can't back up the humor with a solid storyline to make it a solid film.

rating: C+
stars: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks
genre: comedy
year released: 2008

I don’t recommend the film especially to people who are easily offended or too young, It is extremely raunchy, but could be a big hit with a young adult crowd who enjoys this kind of humor. It makes an attempt to be romantic but the foulness of it all overcomes the attempt to put a story behind the madness. So the basic storyline is that Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) who are roommates and friends since they were young had bills piling up and they couldn’t pay them off. They were trying to come up with a way to make some money, when they went to their ten year reunion and meet an old crush that was in the porn business. The two set up a cast of like six people who are out to make a few bucks and will do just about anything. While in the process of filming the two realize that there is some chemistry between them, but an argument separates the two for some time. There are many times where you are laughing out loud or turning away because things get pretty gross at times. The only thing that saves the film from being just outrageously stupid is the charm that Rogen and Banks share.

I just recently watched this movie with my girlfriend over this past weekend. The title kind of gave the whole movie away, so we knew what to expect. We were right. Was basically a really weak porn with lots of swearing. It makes you laugh just because its so outrageous, but I never really was drawn in to the story. It was worth seeing one time if you're into this kind of film, other wise its one you won't regret latter for passing up the chance to see it.