Who Doesn't Love Amateur Porn?

Normally, I'm not a fan of romantic comedies. The only movies that could be classified as such that I can bring myself to watch are Shaun of the Dead and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Those two movies are just plain fantastic. And on that very short list, you can also add Kevin Smith's newest movie, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

Zack and Miri is Smith's eighth movie, but only his second outside of the "Askewniverse" series that made the characters of Jay and Silent Bob so popular amongst my age demographic. And with Zack and Miri, it seems like Smith was making an attempt to do his own version of a stereotypical Judd Apatow movie. Really, the hallmarks of an Apatow movie are there. Seth Rogan, an instance of full-frontal male nudity, a plot where sex is a major plot point, lots of profanities, that sort of thing. But Smith gives it his own touch, which makes Zack and Miri quite the endearing movie.

Though the supporting cast members all chip in with funny performances (especially the fantastic cameos from Justin Long and Brandon Routh), the best performances come from the stars. Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks are wonderfully charming as the titular pornographers. Whether the movie sinks or swims hinges on them, and I think they pull it off. The pair are hilarious together, and their obvious enthusiasm rubs off on everybody else.

I think it goes without saying that Zack and Miri Make a Porno is not a movie for everyone. The title alone is enough to gauge whether or not it would be something you'd want to see. If you aren't completely turned off by the fact that the movie is a comedy about porn, then you might get a laugh out of it. Me, I got plenty of laughs. So I'll gladly give the movie a thumbs-up and four stars on my Five-Star Sutton Scale. Go check it out, won't you?