Guest Author - Lorna London Sloukji

He’s the goofy guy from Vancouver, Canada. He’s the one with raunchy humour, sharp one-liners, and that adorable dorky demeanour. He’s comedy actor and writer, Seth Rogen and he’s back on the silver screen with Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

Directed by Kevin Smith, viewers can expect the usual quirky characters and overlapping narratives in one of this season’s latest films. Starring Seth Rogen as Zack and Elizabeth Banks as Miri, these two lifelong friends and roommates face rough times and financial crises. When things get as bad as getting their electricity shut off, the two come up with the plan of making a homemade porno with the help of some friends.

However, when this homegrown porno progresses, we learn that as business also grows, many things alter, including their friendship.

As strange as the plot sounds, it’s no secret that director Kevin Smith has writing talent that has salvaged many a mediocre performance.
The LA Times claims, “Smith can write, and despite his subject and the free-floating, genial skeeziness, ‘Zack and Miri’ has a bright, chipper look to it.”

Many critics and movie-goers have been more than pleased with the team-up of Smith and Rogen, as the two gutter-mouths combined result is just what you can imagine: a rated R romantic comedy. Besides Rogen and Banks, audiences can find the Smith regulars, with a cast that includes Jeff Anderson and Jason Mewes.
Cameron Bailey reviewed the film at this summer’s Toronto International Film Festival and said, “this is edgy territory for a mainstream movie, and Smith barges in with everything swinging. The dialogue between Zack and Miri as they work through the specifics of producing porn is hilarious; these are people who say exactly what they’re thinking.”

Roger Ebert applauds Smith’s quick-wit stating, “He’s like the guy who tells dirty jokes so fast, Dangerfield-style, that you laugh more at the performance than the material. He’s always coming back for more.”

While much of the dialogue consists of vulgar language, and just when you think there’s no place in porn for romance, Banks is thrown into the Rogen-Smith equation and gives it just the right balance of naughty and nice.

Cast
Elizabeth Banks – Miri Linky
Seth Rogen – Zack Brown
Jason Mewes – Lester
Gerry Bednob – Mr. Surya
Justin Long – Brandon
Anne Wade – Roxanne
Jeff Anderson – Deacon
Brandon Routh – Bobby Long
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith – Betsy