An American Pickle

8/17/2020

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com HBO Max arrives to become one more proof of how vital streaming has been to new filmmakers and writers all around the world. An American Pickle is the very first original film released by the respective service, and it gives the opportunity to Brandon Trost (solo directorial debut) and Simon Rich (feature film screenplay debut) to demonstrate their talents. Despite my curiosity about what they could offer, my eyes were obviously focused on Seth Rogen’s double performance. Even though he’s not the greatest living actor, I always enjoy his comedic roles, most recently in Long Shot and The Lion King. Possessing a premise with tremendous potential to deliver amazing laughs, how did it go? We

9/9/2020

'An American Pickle' feels like a film with so much potential, but potential that is never fully embraced. It isn't the job of a reviewer to say what a film SHOULD have been, but to offer a critique of the film they're actually seeing. In that spirit, the problem with 'An American Pickle' is that there are really two films here jostling for dominance. Personally, the heartfelt comic fable about two generations of Jewish men finding a new place for themselves in the world while dealing with their grief is the film I was rooting for out of the two, not of two snarky men trying to find new ways to bring each other down. As it stands, 'An American Pickle' has an uneven flavour, where the many ingredients don't entirely come together. - Daniel Lammin Read Daniel's full article... https://w

10/24/2020

it is the trailer first caught me, I love the idea of an outdated man being overwhelmed by the modern world and struggle to adjust for nowadays life crises. the world must be so bizarre in his eyes but still much better than one hundred years ago (since we had made a long way). ....and I found the average score is not even made the pass line, I'm very hesitated. but the intro said it's an adaption of an NYT novel, so that must be worth something. it's actually not bad to watch. sure the scriptwriter chooses the easy way out and not dressed most of the modern-day problems, but you can feel his sincereness about the story. the movie does not express well but you get the "family matters most" the main idea. and Seth Rogen is sooo cute in both characters. I mean don't you just wann

8/26/2022

This movie stars Seth Rogen in a dual role as Herschel, an early 20th century Eastern European Jewish immigrant, and Ben, his last remaining descendant. To paraphrase a Family Guy episode, Seth Rogen looks funny even when he's not doing anything funny. Why, then, is An American Pickle, so unfunny (I laughed exactly one (1) time)? My theory is that two Rogens cancel each other out. My other theory is that the makers were going for a circa early-to-mid 70s Woody Allen-style film; Sleeper and Love and Death come to mind. The problem is that Allen himself stopped making that kind of movies about half a century ago (and even he had the good sense to use cryopreservation in Sleeper, which at least sounds sciency, as opposed to a brine-preserved body). Much of what passes for conflict here ste

6/23/2026

(CASTELLANO) Encurtido en el tiempo es una comedia bastante tonta, pero también tiene algo simpático. Parte de una idea absurda —un inmigrante queda conservado durante cien años en una cuba de encurtidos y despierta en el Brooklyn actual— y la lleva con una mezcla de humor bobo, choque generacional, ternura familiar y un punto de mala leche. No es una gran película, pero se ve con agrado. Lo mejor está en el contraste entre los dos personajes de Seth Rogen. Herschel viene de otro mundo: es bruto, antiguo, trabajador, cabezota, lleno de prejuicios y con una idea muy primaria de la familia, el honor y el esfuerzo. Ben, su bisnieto, es justo lo contrario: moderno, inseguro, tecnológico, solitario y perdido en una vida mucho más cómoda, pero también mucho más vacía. La película funciona cua