This Is the End
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While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
What critics thought
This Is the End lands as a broadly well-received but uneven comedy — critics who loved it pointed to its genuine audacity and willingness to skewer celebrity culture through an apocalyptic lens, while skeptics found the loose script and self-indulgent performances more tiresome than funny. The gap between enthusiastic praise and outright dismissal is wider than the aggregate suggests.
“You could sit through a year's worth of Hollywood comedies and still not see anything that's genuinely knock-your-socks-off audacious. But This Is the End . . truly is. It's the wildest screen comedy in a long time and also the smartest, the most fearlessly inspired and the snort-out-loud funniest.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“The film unfolds as a profanely funny showbiz parody. But with perfect timing, it also sends up a genre that has recently gone viral at the multiplex: the apoca-blockbuster.”
Brian D. Johnson·Maclean's
“the lazy, the privileged and the mirthless”
Rick Groen·The Globe and Mail
Genres
Action, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Seth RogenDirector
Evan GoldbergDirector
James FrancoJames Franco
Jonah HillJonah HillSeth RogenSeth Rogen
Jay BaruchelJay Baruchel
Danny McBrideDanny McBride
Craig RobinsonCraig Robinson
Michael CeraMichael Cera
Emma WatsonEmma Watson
Mindy KalingMindy Kaling
David KrumholtzDavid Krumholtz
Christopher Mintz-PlasseChristopher Mintz-Plasse
RihannaRihanna
Henry JackmanComposer
Brandon TrostCinematographyThis Is the End
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
What critics thought
This Is the End lands as a broadly well-received but uneven comedy — critics who loved it pointed to its genuine audacity and willingness to skewer celebrity culture through an apocalyptic lens, while skeptics found the loose script and self-indulgent performances more tiresome than funny. The gap between enthusiastic praise and outright dismissal is wider than the aggregate suggests.
“You could sit through a year's worth of Hollywood comedies and still not see anything that's genuinely knock-your-socks-off audacious. But This Is the End . . truly is. It's the wildest screen comedy in a long time and also the smartest, the most fearlessly inspired and the snort-out-loud funniest.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“The film unfolds as a profanely funny showbiz parody. But with perfect timing, it also sends up a genre that has recently gone viral at the multiplex: the apoca-blockbuster.”
Brian D. Johnson·Maclean's
“the lazy, the privileged and the mirthless”
Rick Groen·The Globe and Mail
Genres
Action, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Seth RogenDirectorEvan GoldbergDirectorJames FrancoJames FrancoJonah HillJonah HillSeth RogenSeth RogenJay BaruchelJay BaruchelDanny McBrideDanny McBrideCraig RobinsonCraig RobinsonMichael CeraMichael CeraEmma WatsonEmma WatsonMindy KalingMindy KalingDavid KrumholtzDavid KrumholtzChristopher Mintz-PlasseChristopher Mintz-PlasseRihannaRihannaHenry JackmanComposerBrandon TrostCinematographyRent & Buy