This film follows the life-changing (and mind-altering) journey of Korean-American investment banker Harold and Indian-American medical-school candidate Kumar. Both underdogs, Harold and Kumar decide to spend what would have been an otherwise uneventful Friday night satisfying an oddly intense urge for White Castle hamburgers. However, finding a White Castle proves a highly difficult task, and the two friends wind up on an epic road trip of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling, and enough half-baked, politically incorrect philosophizing to outweigh a White Castle value meal.
If you are stoned and/or wasted, you would think this movie deserves 5 stars. However, as a sober viewer, this film is mildly funny, but mostly dumb. The main characters are likeable losers and get themselves into some pretty odd and entertaining situations. Neil Patrick Harris plays a character very similar to his role on the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" - a big departure from "Doogie Howser". If you liked "Half Baked", I'm sure you'll like this film as well, although it's not quite as funny. If not, then don't waste your time.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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