"It's like a sleepover!"
Apart from the moments when this gang's schoolboy obsession with drugs and masturbation jokes are eye-rollingly tiresome, This Is The End is far funnier and more entertaining than expected. Like Shaun Of The Dead, there is an effective combination of the ease of a group of mates seemingly larking about couched in a very accurate and well-mounted genre story, and here the apocalyptic scenes are indeed well done. The actors' skewed portrayals of themselves are very enjoyable: Michael Cera and Jonah Hill are an absolute delight, Jay Baruchel reminds us that he can be a genuinely thoughtful screen actor, and even Danny McBride is almost watchable. The film is boosted by some well-placed cameos - not all of which are in the trailer, with one unexpected reveal proving to be a real crowd-pleaser - and some fun movie references (including Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist to great effect), and with the self-indulgence limited to a few occasions, This Is The End proves to be mostly a fast-paced, funny, simple but entertaining romp.
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