Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

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Directed by
Danny Leiner

Written by
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

Cast
John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz [more]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Reviews

There have been better stoner comedies in the last ten years, but when "Harold and Kumar" decides to get weird and funky, the laughs do follow. But that's a rare occasion for this unevenly performed comedy, which features quite possibly the worst, most unfunny scene of the 2004 film year. [read review] C --Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com) If you enjoyed DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR, chances are dandy that you're likely to appreciate many of the similar stoner shenanigans in director Danny Leiner's follow-up to the surprise hit, with a couple of goofy, amiable dudes who like to get high starring in a series of misadventures, all of which add up to nothing in terms of plot, but plenty in terms of entertainment value, laughs and fun. [read review] 7/10 --'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com) Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle is, at turns, a raucously adolescent pursuit of hedonistic pleasures as well as a brilliantly acerbic satire on the state of race relations and an entire generation and race’s sense of entitlement in contemporary America. It is also, at turns, one helluva mess and one helluva of a funny movie. [read review] 79/100 --Dan Jardine (Apollo Guide) "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" is a stoner comedy in the grand tradition of, um, "Dude, Where's My Car?," only funnier and snappier. I will tell you without compunction that I laughed many times during the film, and I will add that 90 percent of those laughs were at things I cannot repeat here. [read review] B- --Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com) Harold & Kumar is hardly thought-provoking – let’s not confuse this cinematic overture with a breezy read through Pride and Prejudice – but Leiner’s road trip through the Garden State is a wild jaunt, a toilet-humor comedy filled with surprising twists and turns that offers serious laugh-out-loud value. [read review]  --J.P. Mangalindan (MovieWeb) While there is a predictability to it all, where Harold and Kumar scores points is in the delivery, which is sometimes so outlandishly random, you can't help but smile. It's one of the most audience interactive films you're likely to see this year, as you'll laugh, cheer, wince, and retch from beginning to end. [read review]  --Vince Leo (Qwipster.net) Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle is a disaster-prone, buzz-filled trip worth taking for those turned on by knowingly ribald entertainments. Its unforced mixture of the crass with the sweet may not be the likeliest of combinations, but it is a decidedly beguiling one, all the same. [read review]  --Dustin Putman (The Movie Insider) ‘Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle’ is one very funny motion picture. By overcoming its genre conventions and offering a pair of likable protagonists portrayed by inspired performers, it has moved to the forefront of comedic entertainment thus far thissummer. [read review]  --Joe Rickey (Movie-Gurus.com) Asian-American guys, a sta ple in teen comedies since the '80s, finally take center stage in the landmark "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" — which also happens to be the most gut-bustingly funny movie so far this year. [read review]  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post) The gross-out gags simply serve as cheap-shots at the human anatomy, not quirky bits of hilarity. Everyone seems to be comparing this to American Pie, which makes me appreciate the 1999 work a lot more. [read review]  --Danny Baldwin (BucketReviews.com) Most importantly, "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" is embarrassingly entertaining and made me laugh loud and often as much if not more than any other movie I've seen this year. [read review]  --Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal) If you've been too stoned over the last 25 years to go to a movie, Danny Leiner's "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" genially recaps the clichés of the stoner-comedy genre for you. [read review]  --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News) Harold and Kumar is what it is, a fun, refreshing movie that says something important. [read review] 7/10 --Aaron West (Movie-Vault.com) The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for our times. [read review]  --Blake Snyder (MovieWeb)

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