This is the End

This is the End Grade: C+ Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Screenplay: Goldberg (Superbad), Rogen (The Watch) Cast: James Franco (127 Hours), Jonah Hill (Moneyball) Rating: R Runtime: 107 min. by John DeSando Jonah Hill: “This is no dream! This is really happening!” Well, not really happening, but five well-known actors play amplified versions of themselves (e.g., Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, and James Franco) with their well-known character traits at a housewarming party at Franco’s. Soon the Apocalypse is upon them as they struggle with some impressive monsters to survive. The laughs are vulgar, sometimes sexual, sometimes scatological, and sometimes funny. Otherwise it seems like a movie made by guys who have made it and think we will enjoy them hanging out and being amusing during the end of the world. In other words, although they are not funny most of the time, because of their celebrity we should consider them funny all of the time. The narcissism we