Zack and Miri Make a Porno

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO (2008) - Nov. 3, 2008
About a guy and a girl -- best friends since childhood -- who decide to make a porno in order to solve their financial woes. Though Kevin Smith's direction seems to be getting more and more bland with each subsequent film, the movie features the type of snappy dialogue we've come to expect from Smith, and contains a number of laugh-out-loud funny moments. However, Smith seems to have learned everything he knows about drama from episodes of Full House and movies of the week; the film's third act features some over-the-top sentimentality that is so heavy-handed it literally makes you cringe. I think all good comedies need to have -- to a certain extent -- heart. However, Kevin Smith seems to be operating from "the Big Book of Hoary Movie Cliches", and he cranks it all the way up to eleven. **1/2