Oops. I goofed. I thought I posted this two days ago. For those who haven't read ze Twitter. While I'm working in July, I only gurrentee one full review a week. But might include a mini review like I have for Monday :D.
Kevin Smith's Zach and Miri make a Porno
In a word, Hilarious. Frankly speaking there is a lot of material here that most people would find offensive. This crosses the boundaries of most things that Kevin Smith has done in the past. Dogma offended less people than Zack and Miri has or will. The plot is pretty simple, two best friends, a guy and a girl, mind them selves in economic and romantic dry spells. Their solution is to make a porno and of course everything that can will and does go wrong.
I am going to try and avoid spoilers for most of the jokes but rest assured a lot of the comedy works. Some of it certainly works better than other. But without a doubt its Brandon Routh and Justin Long that put out the most entertaining performers. Especially Justin Long. He really needs to do more work of his own material because he is hilarious. Seriously, check out the material where it basically shows he improved the role and he’s brilliant.
The actors do a good job of being relaxed and human when they aren’t on camera in the film, and when they are on camera they act like people who’ve never been in front of a camera before and it works really well. The two pornstars in the movie, Katie Morgan and Traci Lords are actually better than a lot of “actors” performances in other works. Like for example Jessica Alba. They are infinitely better than Jessica Alba. To be honest, I feel like Seth Rogan has lost his charm. I really feel like I’m yet again watching Seth Rogan and not the character. I feel that Elizabeth Banks demonstrates her self as a slow but rising star. I honestly feel that with each successive performance she gets better.
The other bit is that the movie isn’t nearly as funny as any other film that Kevin Smith has done, but it is his second best film. Its second best because his last film, Clerks II did a similar story element that raises the film above a standard fare (the love story angle) and a line used to describe Clerks II also applies to Zach and Miri, “it has a dirty mind, but a pure heart.”
Every outing, Kevin Smith improves his technique. This film is no exception. Stylistically and visually it is his best directorial effort. Unfortunately his writing style is starting to show its age because this was the first Kevin Smith Film where I could hear Kevin Smith’s voice in the characters rather than the voice of the characters. This is problematic because a number of times a scene can be getting interesting and feel like its something all its own and then you can hear a line that sounds like Kevin Smith. This won’t be a problem if you haven’t seen his previous films, but in comparison it is an annoyance to say the least. All in all this film was entirely entertaining. So if you have a chance, I highly recommend seeing this movie.
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