Originally written August 14, 2009

So, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is Kevin Smith’s eighth film. However, the thing that’s different about Zack and Miri is that it’s not connected to any of Kevin Smith’s other films in any other way. All of the rest of his movies took place in the same universe (except for Jersey Girl), but for Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Smith stepped away from all of that and decided to come up with a completely new idea.

Zack (played by Seth Rogen) and Miri (played by Elizabeth Banks) are two friends that live with each other, and they’ve been friends for 20 years. However, the two are struggling to make ends meet, and when too many of their bills remain unpaid, everything in their house gets shut down. The two discuss ways of making enough money to get out of debt and pay their bills, and eventually they come up with the idea of making a porno. However, as the cameras start rolling, Zack and Miri discover that they may have more feelings for each other than they ever thought they did.

To keep this short and simple, let me just say that I loved Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It was a lot funnier than I expected, and Kevin Smith fans will not be disappointed. Not only that, if you’re not already a Kevin Smith fan, this is a great movie to turn you on to his movies. This is a great comedy, and even though it’s not one of the best of all time, it was still really freaking hilarious, and it had a lot of parts that made me laugh endlessly. Not only that, but the movie was beautifully made. So, although it’s not a classic or anything by any means, it’s still amazing and deserves the score it gets.

4.5/5