list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Half Baked on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Half_Baked/116033/default.aspx Title: Half Baked
Year: 1997
Director: Tamra Davis
Plot: Returning from a food run, kindly kindergarten teacher Kenny (Harland Williams) makes the mistake of feeding a massive amount of junk food to a tired-looking, diabetic NYPD horse, which drops dead. Tossed in jail, Kenny relies on his totally stoned roommates (Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer) to devise a way to raise the 100,000-dollar bail. Their solution? Sell marijuana stolen from a government research lab. Cameos in this comedy include Stephen Wright, Janeane Garofalo, Stephen Baldwin, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:32:07 GMTHalf Baked1997Tamra DavisReturning from a food run, kindly kindergarten teacher Kenny (<a href="/players/P___233152/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Harland Williams</a>) makes the mistake of feeding a massive amount of junk food to a tired-looking, diabetic NYPD horse, which drops dead. Tossed in jail, Kenny relies on his totally stoned roommates (<a href="/players/P____12383/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dave Chappelle</a>, <a href="/players/P___195734/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Guillermo Diaz</a>, <a href="/players/P___234874/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Breuer</a>) to devise a way to raise the 100,000-dollar bail. Their solution? Sell marijuana stolen from a government research lab. Cameos in this comedy include Stephen Wright, <a href="/players/P___196031/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Janeane Garofalo</a>, <a href="/players/P_____3534/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stephen Baldwin</a>, <a href="/players/P___298988/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Snoop Doggy Dogg</a>, <a href="/players/P___104264/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Willie Nelson</a>, and <a href="/players/P___235015/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jon Stewart</a>. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide24Tag Target (>10)20253http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t97306ez093.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Half_Baked/116033/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_January_5_Man_s_Best_Friend/625/39281/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 1/8/2009 5:08:43 PM
Body: [quote user="seely"] Dog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked? Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer: "First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow." After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film: "You have smoked yourself retarded." [/quote] Haha, I was hoping that someone would mention that film. Love that whole little montage of the dogs life. On the more dramatic side of the spectrum is 25th Hour and Amores Perros with memorable moments involving dogfighting. Loved both of those films.
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:08:43 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme1/8/2009 5:08:43 PM[quote user="seely"] Dog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked? Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer: "First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow." After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film: "You have smoked yourself retarded." [/quote] Haha, I was hoping that someone would mention that film. Love that whole little montage of the dogs life. On the more dramatic side of the spectrum is 25th Hour and Amores Perros with memorable moments involving dogfighting. Loved both of those films. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_January_5_Man_s_Best_Friend/625/39241/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 1/8/2009 10:57:16 AM
Body: Dog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked? Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer: "First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow." After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film: "You have smoked yourself retarded."
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:16 GMTseelyWeekly Theme1/8/2009 10:57:16 AMDog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked? Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer: "First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow." After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film: "You have smoked yourself retarded." http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_PINEAPPLE_EXPRESS_DVD_Giveaway/563/39239/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Filmgaming
Post Date: 1/8/2009 10:46:20 AM
Body: Curses! You beat me to Half Baked. I'd also throw a nomination out there for The Good the Bad and the Ugly... I hear the lack of dialogue/silence and intense soundtrack really messes with you. Maybe throw The Triplets of Belleville out there too while I'm at it. Animated, French and dialogue-free = inherently trippy. [quote user="Elle_Seven"] Either Half Baked or Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle. [/quote]
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:46:20 GMTseelyFilmgaming1/8/2009 10:46:20 AMCurses! You beat me to Half Baked. I'd also throw a nomination out there for The Good the Bad and the Ugly... I hear the lack of dialogue/silence and intense soundtrack really messes with you. Maybe throw The Triplets of Belleville out there too while I'm at it. Animated, French and dialogue-free = inherently trippy. [quote user="Elle_Seven"] Either Half Baked or Harold &amp; Kumar Go To White Castle. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_PINEAPPLE_EXPRESS_DVD_Giveaway/563/39228/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Elle_Seven
Post To: Filmgaming
Post Date: 1/7/2009 10:03:30 PM
Body: Either Half Baked or Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:03:30 GMTElle_SevenFilmgaming1/7/2009 10:03:30 PMEither Half Baked or Harold &amp; Kumar Go To White Castle. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_29_Gimme_Some_Drugs/625/35755/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rjsprague
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Post Date: 10/1/2008 9:31:09 AM
Body: How dare you all forget to mention Half Baked. I'm also not sure if I saw Blow in there anywhere. Another film that I recall was the story of The Doors.
]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:31:09 GMTrjspragueWeekly Theme10/1/2008 9:31:09 AMHow dare you all forget to mention Half Baked. I'm also not sure if I saw Blow in there anywhere. Another film that I recall was the story of The Doors. http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/8/11/33835.aspx Post By: usesoap
Post To: usesoap Blog
Post Date: 8/11/2008 8:16:46 AM
Body: A friend with weed is a friend indeed. That is the lesson to be extracted from the latest comedy off the Judd Apatow assembly line, “Pineapple Express.” While it may get anti-marijuana advocates abuzz with consternation, it's a sweet little trip until a dramatic shift to violence quite literally calls the cops to this feel-good party. “Express” is laced with guffaws and gunplay, and while not as startlingly schizophrenic as this summer's “Hancock,” it still feels as though its personalities are squished together in such a forced fashion, it threatens to disrupt the good vibes it garners through much of the film. And, like all of Apartow's blockbuster comedies before it (“Knocked Up,” Superbad,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”), it overstays its welcome by at least 30 minutes. Imagine, if you will, an entire film devoted to the ganja-clouded escapades of Brad Pitt's Floyd, the moviewestoner he portrayed in Tony Scott's “True Romance (one of Pitt's best, albeit brief, performances on screen). James Franco channels Floyd, but successfully layers him with empathy and a hint of sadness. Franco is perhaps best known as Peter Parker's frenemy in the “Spider-Man” trilogy, as well as generic junk like “Annapolis” and “Flyboys,” which focused more on his Abercrombe and Fitch good looks than his acting chops. In “Express” he hides his sculptured silhouette behind a mop of greasy hair and clothes even a college hamper would reject. As Saul, he's a well-connected dealer who, despite his numerous contacts, remains rather friendless, reduced to surface conversations with his quasi-anonymous clientèle whose illegal purchases makes them more than a tad jittery to hang out for deeper disucssions. When Dale (played by co-writer Seth Rogan) pops by for his weekly fix, Saul reaches out by not only introducing him to the headlining herb, but shares his beloved concoction, a triple-ended joint that apparently induces a supreme high. Dale, reluctant at first, humors Saul and doesn't pass up the chance for a token toke. A tiny connection is made before Dale darts off to his thankless gig as a process server that at least provides him the opportunity to blaze up between deliveries. During one seemingly routine stop, Dale witnesses a murder and, in his drug-clouded escape, manages to smash a couple cars and attract the attention of the killers (Gary Cole and Rosie Perez). When he seeks the aid of Saul in a panic, it sets off a series of successively darker detours into pot-fueled paranoia that, were it not for the comic chops of its supporting cast, would otherwise derail this ride. Rogan does his best Rogan, meaning he coasts along with his standard understated charm and his proclivity to cling to the bliss of adolescence. It's Franco who brings out the best of the film, operating under the haze of his trade and letting humanity bubble to the surface at all the right (high) times. But Franco alone could not buoy the picture as it slowly descends into its bloody conclusion. He's helped by the go-to guy for straight-faced snickers Danny McBride, as the link between Saul and the local drug kingpin, as well as Craig Robinson (from “The Office”) and Kevin Corrigan as two henchmen dispatched to extinguish the leads. Throughout there are throwaway bits that could have easily tightened the two-hour escapade, most notably the romance between Rogan's Dale and his high school girlfriend (yes, she is technically “of age,” but that makes it no less icky). We get that this guy's unable to motivate into adulthood, but the real relationship here is the one he strikes with Saul. Stylistically, the film breaks free from the relatively staid comedic efforts of recent past, credited to director David Gordon Green, an indie filmmaker whose known more for his dramatic muscle and given the film more flourish than it deserves. The stoner comedy is one that's typically made on a shoestring and relies heavily on its hazy humor than on plot or artistry (Cheech and Chong, Harold and Kumar, “Half Baked”), and occasionally it will be elevated into headier territory (“Dazed and Confused,” “The Big Lebowski,” “The Wonder Boys”). But this may be the first stoner action film ever made, perhaps because the two adjectives are so diametrically opposed. “Pineapple Express” would be much easier to inhale if the aftertaste was not so bitter.
]]>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:16:46 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog8/11/2008 8:16:46 AMA friend with weed is a friend indeed. That is the lesson to be extracted from the latest comedy off the Judd Apatow assembly line, &ldquo;Pineapple Express.&rdquo; While it may get anti-marijuana advocates abuzz with consternation, it's a sweet little trip until a dramatic shift to violence quite literally calls the cops to this feel-good party. &ldquo;Express&rdquo; is laced with guffaws and gunplay, and while not as startlingly schizophrenic as this summer's &ldquo;Hancock,&rdquo; it still feels as though its personalities are squished together in such a forced fashion, it threatens to disrupt the good vibes it garners through much of the film. And, like all of Apartow's blockbuster comedies before it (&ldquo;Knocked Up,&rdquo; Superbad,&rdquo; &ldquo;The 40-Year-Old Virgin&rdquo;), it overstays its welcome by at least 30 minutes. Imagine, if you will, an entire film devoted to the ganja-clouded escapades of Brad Pitt's Floyd, the moviewestoner he portrayed in Tony Scott's &ldquo;True Romance (one of Pitt's best, albeit brief, performances on screen). James Franco channels Floyd, but successfully layers him with empathy and a hint of sadness. Franco is perhaps best known as Peter Parker's frenemy in the &ldquo;Spider-Man&rdquo; trilogy, as well as generic junk like &ldquo;Annapolis&rdquo; and &ldquo;Flyboys,&rdquo; which focused more on his Abercrombe and Fitch good looks than his acting chops. In &ldquo;Express&rdquo; he hides his sculptured silhouette behind a mop of greasy hair and clothes even a college hamper would reject. As Saul, he's a well-connected dealer who, despite his numerous contacts, remains rather friendless, reduced to surface conversations with his quasi-anonymous client&egrave;le whose illegal purchases makes them more than a tad jittery to hang out for deeper disucssions. When Dale (played by co-writer Seth Rogan) pops by for his weekly fix, Saul reaches out by not only introducing him to the headlining herb, but shares his beloved concoction, a triple-ended joint that apparently induces a supreme high. Dale, reluctant at first, humors Saul and doesn't pass up the chance for a token toke. A tiny connection is made before Dale darts off to his thankless gig as a process server that at least provides him the opportunity to blaze up between deliveries. During one seemingly routine stop, Dale witnesses a murder and, in his drug-clouded escape, manages to smash a couple cars and attract the attention of the killers (Gary Cole and Rosie Perez). When he seeks the aid of Saul in a panic, it sets off a series of successively darker detours into pot-fueled paranoia that, were it not for the comic chops of its supporting cast, would otherwise derail this ride. Rogan does his best Rogan, meaning he coasts along with his standard understated charm and his proclivity to cling to the bliss of adolescence. It's Franco who brings out the best of the film, operating under the haze of his trade and letting humanity bubble to the surface at all the right (high) times. But Franco alone could not buoy the picture as it slowly descends into its bloody conclusion. He's helped by the go-to guy for straight-faced snickers Danny McBride, as the link between Saul and the local drug kingpin, as well as Craig Robinson (from &ldquo;The Office&rdquo;) and Kevin Corrigan as two henchmen dispatched to extinguish the leads. Throughout there are throwaway bits that could have easily tightened the two-hour escapade, most notably the romance between Rogan's Dale and his high school girlfriend (yes, she is technically &ldquo;of age,&rdquo; but that makes it no less icky). We get that this guy's unable to motivate into adulthood, but the real relationship here is the one he strikes with Saul. Stylistically, the film breaks free from the relatively staid comedic efforts of recent past, credited to director David Gordon Green, an indie filmmaker whose known more for his dramatic muscle and given the film more flourish than it deserves. The stoner comedy is one that's typically made on a shoestring and relies heavily on its hazy humor than on plot or artistry (Cheech and Chong, Harold and Kumar, &ldquo;Half Baked&rdquo;), and occasionally it will be elevated into headier territory (&ldquo;Dazed and Confused,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Big Lebowski,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Wonder Boys&rdquo;). But this may be the first stoner action film ever made, perhaps because the two adjectives are so diametrically opposed. &ldquo;Pineapple Express&rdquo; would be much easier to inhale if the aftertaste was not so bitter. http://www.spout.com/blogs/bigjefflebowski/archive/2008/4/7/27063.aspx Post By: BigJeffLebowski
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Post Date: 4/7/2008 9:37:54 PM
Body: If Smiley Face were directed by Spike Jonze, it would have been a masterpiece. Its script, by Dylan Haggerty, is consistently entertaining, frequently hysterical, and occasionally quite inventive in how it depicts a day in the life of its stoner protagonist. Perhaps even more importantly, it understands the episodic, tangential logic of the pothead. The specious associations, the noncommittal detours of thought and action, the staunch belief in the nobility of your quest, the disparity between what you mean to say and what actually comes out of your mouth; all are rendered with a knowing clarity that will be commended by the herbal enthusiast and will, hopefully, prove enlightening to those members of the square community who wouldn't know from personal experience. But just as brilliance borne of bong hits tends to collapse upon itself in sober language, so too does Haggerty's script in the hands of director Gregg Araki. The tones of the script and the direction are strangely at odds with one another. Haggerty, it seems, envisions Smiley Face as a Kaufman-esque romp a la Being John Malkovich. Araki, on the other hand, appears to be aiming for Half Baked. It's actually quite the anomaly. There are many great scripts which have been diluted by pedestrian direction, but it's rare to see premise and presentation duke it out so heatedly. Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas, for instance, boasts one of the greatest independent screenplays of the decade; its direction, unfortunately, is not of the same caliber. But where the sublime Bickford's occasionally weak presentation can be attributed to budgetary restraints and writer-director Scott Lew's inexperience behind the camera, Smiley Face is wrong by design. With another script, the certainty with which Araki creates his vision would be commendable. Here, however, his steadfast commitment to his vision is to the detriment of the overall film. I am more inclined to forgive a director who can't quite get it perfectly right than one who gets it purposefully wrong. (I'm looking at you, too, Paul Haggis.) This is not to say that Araki doesn't do anything right. The irony -- and what is ultimately most frustrating about the film -- is that the cast and crew pretty much nail what Araki asks of them. But his allegiance is to his vision of the screenplay, not to the screenplay itself. Rather than make a film about silly things, Araki has simply made a silly film. Being John Malkovich, as an example, works because the characters are not in on the joke. In Smiley Face, however, everyone is painted with too broad a brush. Everyone, that is, except Jane. Anna Farris, to whom I am usually indifferent, proves herself a comedienne of immeasurable skill and intelligence. If Lucille Ball got high, it would look something like this. Everything she does -- the drawn out pauses, the abrupt shifts, the incongruity between tone and content -- rings both funny and true. It is a bold, boisterous performance that demands attention. Unfortunately, it also demands a straight man to play off of, something the film does not provide. John Cho is the kind of dry, deadpan foil Farris needs, but he is onscreen for a scant two scenes. Under a more confident director the love-struck Brevin Ericson could have filled this quota. But Araki, seemingly afraid to let so much as a single shot go by without a gag, directs John Krasinski to play Brevin as a Napoleon Dynamite when the film really needs a Michael Bluth. On "Arrested Development," Jason Bateman played Michael Bluth as the audience surrogate, assuring us that, yes, it's all nonsense and these people you're watching are not normal; without him we would feel lost, as though we were missing part of the joke, which is pretty much how you feel through much of Smiley Face. Which is a shame, because the jokes are phenomenal, even when they aren't executed to their fullest. (Jane's logic behind framing a portrait of President Garfield as a short-hand way of saying she likes to eat lasagna is particularly inspired.) Having seen the film several times, I can assure you that it does reward repeat viewings; granted, this may be because it takes that long to fight your way through Araki's direction, but Haggerty's script and Farris's performance yield enough moments of inspired stoner glory to justify the effort. And please give a raise/promotion/Oscar to whoever is responsible for the unlikely yet inspired casting of Adam Brody as Jane's dealer. That was totally awesome, man.
]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:37:54 GMTBigJeffLebowskiBigJeffLebowski Blog4/7/2008 9:37:54 PMIf Smiley Face were directed by Spike Jonze, it would have been a masterpiece. Its script, by Dylan Haggerty, is consistently entertaining, frequently hysterical, and occasionally quite inventive in how it depicts a day in the life of its stoner protagonist. Perhaps even more importantly, it understands the episodic, tangential logic of the pothead. The specious associations, the noncommittal detours of thought and action, the staunch belief in the nobility of your quest, the disparity between what you mean to say and what actually comes out of your mouth; all are rendered with a knowing clarity that will be commended by the herbal enthusiast and will, hopefully, prove enlightening to those members of the square community who wouldn&#39;t know from personal experience. But just as brilliance borne of bong hits tends to collapse upon itself in sober language, so too does Haggerty&#39;s script in the hands of director Gregg Araki. The tones of the script and the direction are strangely at odds with one another. Haggerty, it seems, envisions Smiley Face as a Kaufman-esque romp a la Being John Malkovich. Araki, on the other hand, appears to be aiming for Half Baked. It&#39;s actually quite the anomaly. There are many great scripts which have been diluted by pedestrian direction, but it&#39;s rare to see premise and presentation duke it out so heatedly. Bickford Shmeckler&#39;s Cool Ideas, for instance, boasts one of the greatest independent screenplays of the decade; its direction, unfortunately, is not of the same caliber. But where the sublime Bickford&#39;s occasionally weak presentation can be attributed to budgetary restraints and writer-director Scott Lew&#39;s inexperience behind the camera, Smiley Face is wrong by design. With another script, the certainty with which Araki creates his vision would be commendable. Here, however, his steadfast commitment to his vision is to the detriment of the overall film. I am more inclined to forgive a director who can&#39;t quite get it perfectly right than one who gets it purposefully wrong. (I&#39;m looking at you, too, Paul Haggis.) This is not to say that Araki doesn&#39;t do anything right. The irony -- and what is ultimately most frustrating about the film -- is that the cast and crew pretty much nail what Araki asks of them. But his allegiance is to his vision of the screenplay, not to the screenplay itself. Rather than make a film about silly things, Araki has simply made a silly film. Being John Malkovich, as an example, works because the characters are not in on the joke. In Smiley Face, however, everyone is painted with too broad a brush. Everyone, that is, except Jane. Anna Farris, to whom I am usually indifferent, proves herself a comedienne of immeasurable skill and intelligence. If Lucille Ball got high, it would look something like this. Everything she does -- the drawn out pauses, the abrupt shifts, the incongruity between tone and content -- rings both funny and true. It is a bold, boisterous performance that demands attention. Unfortunately, it also demands a straight man to play off of, something the film does not provide. John Cho is the kind of dry, deadpan foil Farris needs, but he is onscreen for a scant two scenes. Under a more confident director the love-struck Brevin Ericson could have filled this quota. But Araki, seemingly afraid to let so much as a single shot go by without a gag, directs John Krasinski to play Brevin as a Napoleon Dynamite when the film really needs a Michael Bluth. On &quot;Arrested Development,&quot; Jason Bateman played Michael Bluth as the audience surrogate, assuring us that, yes, it&#39;s all nonsense and these people you&#39;re watching are not normal; without him we would feel lost, as though we were missing part of the joke, which is pretty much how you feel through much of Smiley Face. Which is a shame, because the jokes are phenomenal, even when they aren&#39;t executed to their fullest. (Jane&#39;s logic behind framing a portrait of President Garfield as a short-hand way of saying she likes to eat lasagna is particularly inspired.) Having seen the film several times, I can assure you that it does reward repeat viewings; granted, this may be because it takes that long to fight your way through Araki&#39;s direction, but Haggerty&#39;s script and Farris&#39;s performance yield enough moments of inspired stoner glory to justify the effort. And please give a raise/promotion/Oscar to whoever is responsible for the unlikely yet inspired casting of Adam Brody as Jane&#39;s dealer. That was totally awesome, man. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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