This Is The End (2013)

Jay Baruchel: "You hear that? It's the soundtrack of us going insane."

By Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
With James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel

IMDb had been praising This Is The End for a while before it even came out so I knew about it and I wasn't sure if was gonna like it but I wanted to see it. These comedies are very uneven and I find myself really enjoying some while some others are just boring. I didn't really know what to expect here but I liked the idea of apocalyptic setting.

The movie starts with Seth Rogen meeting Jay Baruchel who's flying to Los Angeles for a weekend of wild partying. While Jay thinks it'll just be the two of them, Seth has actually planned to attend a party at James Franco's. When they get there, Seth meets all his friend and Jay feels left out and decides to go out to buy some stuff but at the convenient store they witness weird apocalyptic events and most of the people there get sucked into blue halos. Seth and Jay return to the party where no one seem to have noticed anything and assume that the two of them are just stoned, but soon enough the earth shatters and a big hole creates in the front yard of the house. After many casualties, a few of them finds themselves locked in the house with no idea what's going on outside and limited supplies.

The funniest aspect of the movie is the fact that they are all playing their own role and when things get heated up they actually bash each others' movies and choices. A lot of stars actually appear as cameos as well, some not even really saying anything. Sadly, the discussions and jokes are mostly of the body fluids level and it gets old pretty quick, leaving us with the situational apocalypse and rationing of food as the main source of entertainment.

The demonic possession was also one of the fun moments with the mimicking of the scene in The Exorcist (1973). The acting can be quite annoying at times but it shouldn't be your main grudge against the film. I laughed out loud a few times but overall it wasn't the most hilarious comedy I've seen recently. It is creative and tries to point out the quirks of these stars by putting them in this closed and dangerous situation. Most of it is over the top and that was to be expected.

I liked: Playing their own. References to their careers. Apocalypse.

I disliked: The level of the humor is pretty low. More could have been done with the budget and cast.

51/100
You'll probably laugh a few times, overall I'd say it'll suit the fans of the crew.