This is the End

This is the End

Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill

Directed by  Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen

Jay Baruchel arrives in Los Angeles to spend time with his old friend Seth Rogen, who takes him to a party being hosted by James Franco.  Jay doesn't like James or Seth's other friends and pouts during the party, when all hell literally breaks loose as the Rapture occurs, followed by the start of the Apocalypse, which results in a huge hole to hell opening in front of Franco's home, sucking in such stars as Michael Cera, Rihanna, Jason Segel and Mindy Kaling.

Retreating back inside Franco's house, James, Jay, Seth, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride try to survive not just the apocalypse, but each other, as their diva-like personalities begin to come out which result in hilarious hijinks. 

If this was done by actors playing different people, it wouldn't have had the same effect.  However, having the actors play themselves (albeit more over-the-top) made the film more funny and allowed the actors to really play off each other.  You could tell that they were having fun making the film, so it helped you have more fun watching it, even though it has some several scary moments, they're all done with hilarity with some of today's best comedic actors.  The scene with Emma Watson is especially funny, because you don't imagine Hermoine acting that way.  There's also some surprising heartfelt moments in the film, but mostly it's a laugh-out-loud original comedy, one of the funniest I've seen in a long time.

My Rating: A