Movie Review: This is the End

End of the world movies don't have the best record. 2012 was terrible, Day After Tomorrow was a snooze fest. Waterworld is well Waterworld. I think what these types of movies are missing is comedy. Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal are the furthest thing from funny. Let's face it when the sky starts to fall, we're all going to be helpless and it is pretty comedic how unprepared we are for catastrophic events, especially the end of the world.

This is the End showcases the Rapture at one of James Franco's parties. Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen are best friends. Jay flies in from Canada to hang with Seth and they end up at the party besides Jay's reluctance. Every comedian/ actor/ music star is at this party. Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Paul Rudd, Kevin Hart and the list goes on. My favorite cameo was Michael Cera. He is a coke snorting, disgusting human being and I absolutely love every scene he is in. Jay and Seth head to a gas station to get some snacks and all of a sudden the proverbial stuff starts to hit the fan. Many people are beamed into the sky, and the rest are left to  survive on Earth. Jay and Seth make it back to the party and it seemed like nothing happened. Suddenly a gigantic hole opens up in Franco's front lawn. Being hollywood stars, everyone looks out for themselves and most of them die in a comedic fashion.

After the dust settles, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson are the last survivors of the party. They barricade the house, ration all the food and prepare for the worst. One of my favorite scenes was the discussion of who gets to eat the last Milky Way bar.(It gets used later, don't worry!) They decide to save it for emergency use. They all split up to go to bed for the first night. Eventually all of them become scared and sleep together on the floor in very tight quarters next to Jay. Early in the morning they all awake to a russling upstairs and a giant shadow heading towards them all. It is non other than Danny McBride and he has no idea what happened because he passed out in Franco's tub the night before. They all struggle with rationing and make plans to explore the outside world. Demons, possessions, and cannibals makes appearances in the film with hilarious results.

This is the End is extremely crude, so I wouldn't recommend watching it with your mother. It's definitely a guy oriented flick with plenty of violence and swearing. I would say it is my favorite comedy in a long time.

I give This is the End 5 out of 5 Burning Lariats.

Rated R
Run-Time 107 Minutes

Movie poster provided by amazon.com.