Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
September 20th 2008 04:40
I DON’T usually enjoy stoner movies. They often convey the wrong message (i.e. everything is more fun with drugs) and rely too heavily on bodily functions for cheap laughs. That said, I don’t mind the Harold & Kumar franchise.
This sequel picks up right where 2004’s Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle left off. Unable to wait for his hot new girlfriend Maria to return from a modelling assignment in Holland, Asian whiz kid Harold (John Cho) and his irresponsible Indian mate Kumar (Kal Penn) board a flight bound for Amsterdam.
Even though all the legal pot he could ever want is just hours away, Kumar can’t resist trying out his latest invention, the smokeless bong, in the aircraft’s toilet. Naturally, it all goes wrong and the pair end up in the culpable hands of the idiots at Homeland Security on trumped-up terrorism charges.
After they escape from Guantanamo Bay, it turns into a basic road-trip flick as the dudes join up with some Cuban refugees to sneak back into the States and attempt to make their way to Texas, where they hope Kumar’s ex-girlfriend and her well-connected fiancé can pull some strings and get them out of trouble.
The film’s structure is fairly similar to that of White Castle, but the set-ups are a lot funnier and (slightly) more plausible. Neil Patrick Harris reprises his role as ‘Neil Patrick Harris’ – a ridiculous caricature of himself – and the whole thing hangs together better.
It’s not going to win any awards, but it’s smarter than most stoner movies and definitely enjoyable if you’re in the mood for something light.
This sequel picks up right where 2004’s Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle left off. Unable to wait for his hot new girlfriend Maria to return from a modelling assignment in Holland, Asian whiz kid Harold (John Cho) and his irresponsible Indian mate Kumar (Kal Penn) board a flight bound for Amsterdam.
Even though all the legal pot he could ever want is just hours away, Kumar can’t resist trying out his latest invention, the smokeless bong, in the aircraft’s toilet. Naturally, it all goes wrong and the pair end up in the culpable hands of the idiots at Homeland Security on trumped-up terrorism charges.
After they escape from Guantanamo Bay, it turns into a basic road-trip flick as the dudes join up with some Cuban refugees to sneak back into the States and attempt to make their way to Texas, where they hope Kumar’s ex-girlfriend and her well-connected fiancé can pull some strings and get them out of trouble.
The film’s structure is fairly similar to that of White Castle, but the set-ups are a lot funnier and (slightly) more plausible. Neil Patrick Harris reprises his role as ‘Neil Patrick Harris’ – a ridiculous caricature of himself – and the whole thing hangs together better.
It’s not going to win any awards, but it’s smarter than most stoner movies and definitely enjoyable if you’re in the mood for something light.
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