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Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez
Director: David Gordon Green
The Seth Rogen-Judd Apatow movie-making machine continues unabated, but they've hit on something clever this time: they've brought in a director with credibility for heavier productions to lend more depth to their usual chuckle-fests.
And their choice, indie darling David Gordon Green (George Washington), takes what would otherwise be an enjoyable stoner flick and roughs up its edges rather nicely.
The premise is simple. A pot head (Rogen) witnesses a brutal crime and turns to his dealer friend (James Franco) for advice on what to do. But they are hindered by the fact that their personal slice of heaven - the strain of weed from which the film takes its title - has been left at the scene, so the bad guys can trace it back to its source. And so the chase is on.