Comedy (?):Smiley Face

Smiley Face (2007)

Jane is a pothead. Jane is also an irresponsible idiot. This is a movie about why the two shouldn't be combined.

I decided to research why this movie was so bad, and this is what I came up with: It was directed by Gregg Araki, who has experience bringing us such sunny, warm, optimistic movies as The Doom Generation, Nowhere, Totally Fucked Up (Totally F***ed Up is the US title, fucking prudes), and Mysterious Skin. The first two aforementioned titles are self explanatory, and involve a whole list of generation Xer stereotypes, the third movie is about suicidal gay teens, and the last one about a young male escort and an UFO conspiracy theorist befriending each other. Now some of those movies are good for what they are, but I feel duped into thinking that this was going to be an actual "stoner" comedy. The suits knew that if they marketed this movie for what it actually was, they would have sold only a few.

Recently, there have been a few stoner comedies that are the more realistic in terms of the characters: Grandma's Boy, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, and Knocked Up. These movies portrayed the average stoner to be a more functioning part of society. Unfortunately, that part usually involves working a humdrum job, supporting the entertainment industry, and doing their part funding the junk food cartel.

The only reason I'm not giving my lowest rating is because some of the movie wasn't THAT bad. There are some moments that are funny, but most of the time this movie was full of stereotypical drivel that could have been pulled right from the D.A.R.E or the D.E.A. playbook. If you want to see what I mean, check this out: Marijuana: The Myths Are KILLING Us. The cast is also impressive, and I have to hope that most of the actors didn't necessarily understand what they signed on for.

Every single American taxpayer needs to read the article I linked above, well, since you paid for it. A young girl takes ecstasy, which she obviously had an allergic reaction to. Her dumb ass friends (surely inspiration for this film) stick marijuana buds IN HER MOUTH while she was unconscious and dying FROM ANOTHER DRUG, and hence: Marijuana KILLS (according to the DEA). YOU PAID FOR THIS!

As for this movie:

don't bother