Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008 "What would you do to get out of debt?"
6.5| 1h42m| R| en
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Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

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StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Dave This is a comedy film about a very attractive young woman, Miri (played by Elizabeth Banks), and an unattractive, overweight young man, Zack (played by Seth Rogen). They are friends who live in poverty in a flat in Pennsylvania. They decide to make a porn film.The plot is implausible. There's no way that an articulate, hot girl would want anything to do with an unattractive, overweight, coarse idiot - let alone choose to live in poverty with him. For them to then have sex on film - when they've never been sexually attracted to each other - stretches the ridiculous plot further. They then push things even further into the unbelievable by falling in love with each other and marrying. The backstory is ridiculous. We're supposed to believe that hot Miri has never been popular and that very unappealing Zack has never been attracted to her throughout the years that they've been best friends. Early in the film, Zack and Miri attend their high school reunion. This is implausible due to the fact that unpopular, unsuccessful people don't go to their school reunions. Zack and Miri aren't believable as friends, flatmates, porn co-stars or as a couple. The film starts off as a sex comedy, but later makes a preposterous and uncomfortable jolt into being a romantic drama. This is an 18 certificate in the UK, but the humour is so blunt and juvenile that it's not going to appeal to many adults.
zkonedog Though comedies are usually not my cup of tea when it comes to film, I've usually always been impressed by the work of Seth Rogen and the persona he has been able to cultivate on-screen. Unfortunately, "Zack and Miri Make A Porno" proves that a great director can be a comedian's best friend...or worst enemy.For a basic plot summary, this movie tells the story of Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks), two people living together trying to make ends meet. When it begins to become clear that the ends will never meet, Zack hatches a plan to make some quick dough...a home-made porno film.This movie is primarily an example of how you can't just "let a comedian loose" on film. Under the direction of, say, Judd Apatow in "Knocked Up", Rogen was brilliant because the stories going on around him were also interesting. The same can be said (though to a lesser extent) for the more recent "Neighbors". In "Zack & Miri", however, there is nothing interesting that happens in this movie AT ALL. Rogen is expected to carry the entire film and he can't manage such a feat alone.This is truly a terrible movie that was an utter waste of time from beginning to end. On top of the candidate list for one of the worst flicks I've seen in a number of years. Watch some of the aforementioned Rogen efforts instead if you are craving some juvenile humor. Stay away from this one at ALL COSTS!
rajatdahiyax Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a 2008 romantic sex comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, distributed by The Weinstein Company, and starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.Lifelong friends and roommates Zack and Miri are facing hard times and a mountain of debt. When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends. The two vow that having sex will not ruin their friendship. But as filming begins, what started out as a business proposition between friends turns into something much more.
Zach Loomis Kevin Smith did a great job on this film. As per his usual, he mixes heartwarming moments with tastefully offensive and raunchy humor. It's an enjoyable love story with a twist. Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks have great chemistry, making the movie even more enjoyable. While the movie has lots of memorable scenes with great quotes, "coffee, black," it did fall by the wayside on some of it's jokes that had lots of potential.Rogen was so fun to watch because he hit his jokes right on the money every time. Banks played the perfect former loser turned hot character and was very adorable and also fun to watch. Robinson's character, Delaney, was by far my favorite with the best lines, best pacing, and funniest situations.Overall, I'd say it was great movie with good pacing, and good dialogue, and I would give it another watch.