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Harold & Kumar
Go to White Castle
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Kal Pen, John Cho, Neil Patrick
Harris |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
New Line Cinema |
| Web Site: |
www.haroldandkumar.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Only if you want
them to be stoners. |
| Date Movie: |
Only if she
understands the stoner mentality. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
No, but so quality
nudity. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nothing
gratuitous. |
| Action: |
Not really. |
| Laughs: |
Lots. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Harold and Kumar
in the truck singing some Wilson Philips. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Too many to list. |
| Directed By: |
Danny Leiner |
| Produced By: |
Nathan Kahane,
Greg Shapiro |
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Harold & Kumar
Go to White Castle
A Movie Review |
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I don’t know if it’s a good thing for your movie
career when the trailer for your next movie promotes you as "That
Asian guy from ‘American Pie’" or "That Indian guy from ‘Van Wilder,’"
but from the first time I saw the trailer, well, I knew this was a
movie for me. The movie is "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and for
those easily amused, those who were/are stoners, or those that knew a
stoner or two, you’ll probably find the movie quite enjoyable. For
those of you who picked on the stoners, you probably won’t get it.
As far as a movie summary, Kal Pen is Kumar and John Cho is Harold.
Kumar pretty much leaches off of his father as long as he pretends he
wants to go to med school, and Harold is a nobody at an investment
firm. Kumar scores some great pot, is ready for a stoned weekend, and
Harold threatens to ruin Kumar’s weekend by working late. Low and
behold, Kumar convinces Harold to bring the work home, Harold does,
and then more hilarity ensues. Stoned on the couch, as stoners are
want to do, they get the munchies, as stoners are also want to do, and
rather than their standard fast-food fare, a White Castle commercial
comes on and the mission begins. It’s a mission that takes our heroes
through the highways and byways of New Jersey, fighting off the skater
punks, looking for more pot, saving a life, almost involved in some
group sex, getting arrested, singing some Wilson Philips, and getting
their car stolen by Neil "I’ve had a really weird movie career"
Patrick Harris, playing himself.
Look, I could give you more plot points in this movie, or I could
go into the role of ethnic humor to make people laugh in this movie,
or I could delve into the underlying social commentary about racism in
this movie, or I could concentrate on how nice the boobs looked on
Freakshow’s wife, Lianne (Malin Akerman), but at its core, "Harold &
Kumar Go to White Castle" is simply about two stoner dudes intent on
scoring some White Castle hamburgers and their adventures getting
there.
The sort of weird thing, as I think about it, is Harold and Kumar
aren’t necessarily all stoner, all the time, like a Spicoli in "Fast
Times at Ridgemont High." They are more obsessive compulsive, like any
of us can be when we’ve got a mission and nothing will stop us from
accomplishing that mission. They just happen to like a good joint, and
ride a cheetah.
If you can take this movie for what it’s worth, you’ll probably
enjoy it, get some good laughs, and want to go to White Castle after
the flick. Otherwise, stay away, stay far away, because you just won’t
get it.
Some quality nudity, a funny/twisted cartoon, two dudes who for
their next film might be referred to as "That Asian dude from that
White Castle movie" or "That Indian dude from that White Castle
movie," and you may never think of Neil Patrick Harris as Doogie
Howser ever again, with all of that I give "Harold & Kumar Go to White
Castle" 3 ½ stars out of 5. It is what it is, let it be that way.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
