Saturday, 12 March 2022

Up in Smoke (1978)


 

Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.

From memory: At the time a hilarious cult stoner movie this comedy does start off with some genuinely funny moments, but very soon deteriorates into bad slapstick and crude humor.

Halliwell (no star): "Direly unamusing; the slapstick is badly timed and the humour infantile. Stoned or sober, Cheech & Chong are the least funny comedy team since The Three Stooges."

Maltin***: "This silly pothead comedy breaks down all resistance with its cheerful vignettes...Nothing great, but undeniably funny..." 



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