Review: 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
The story of platonic roommates who decide to make an adult film to pay the rent and fall in love along the way.
Seth Rogen (Zack) and Elizabeth Banks (Miri) star in Kevin Smith's Zack & Miri Make A Porno
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High concepts often yield low results. A case in point: Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," in which Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks play platonic roomies who decide to make an adult film in order to pay the rent. You'll be shocked – shocked! – to discover that they actually love each other. The adult film reenactments are fairly gross and explicit and, worse, humorless. Rogen, usually seen in Judd Apatow movies, overdoes the scuzzball charm; Banks looks alternately titillated and embarrassed for herself. Grade: C- (Rated R on appeal for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, and pervasive language.)