Rating: Summary: Not another teen drug flick Review: First of all, THIS IS NOT A SLAPSTICK DRUG MOVIE ALA CHEECH AND CHONG. I found this movie to be more of a drama/mystery than a comedy, and a very enjoyable, compelling, well-produced one at that. Sure, the plot revolves around the harvest and sale of a 'Green' crop, but the scenario that the characters are placed in and quality of the acting and direction is far from the slapstick drug comedies that I don't need to mention here. Parts of it reminded me of Fargo, in fact. With the head of the farm out of the picture, its up to the harvesters to negotiate the sale of the year's crop, and it turns out that the business side of the industry is anything but simple business. The plot twists and turns, the characters cling to their wits, and the excellent direction enhances the paranoia that creeps across every frame of the picture. This movie surprised me: definitely worth a rental.
Rating: Summary: HILARIOUS BABY!!! Review: HEY, IF YOU LIKE WEED, YOU LIKE COMEDY, AND YOU LIKE A LITTLE ACTION, BLAZE A "J" TO THIS ONE AND KICK BACK AND ENJOY. D$@# GOOD MOVIE!!!
Rating: Summary: Homegrown! Review: Homegrown is part Dark Comedy/Thriller about a group of guys who sale pot.When they watch their boss get killed,they run off with enough weed to make there pay.Then they decide to good ahead and sale the rest of the pot growing on the land,so they house up with associate Lucy and they all work on selling their product together.A very entertaining movie to say the least,never boring.There is also an excellent cast, and a lot of cameo appearances.Billy Bob Thorton,Hank Azaria,Kelly Lynch,Ted Danson,and Jon Bon Jovi are just a few of the great talents in this movie.Homegrown is not a Cheech and Chong styled drug comedy,this is more of a dark comedy.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Cast-Mediocre Movie Review: Homegrown was a bit of a disappointment, considering the makeup of the cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, Jon Bon Jovi, Ted Danson and Jamie Lee Curtis (!!!) among others; though by no means is it a terrible movie.
The acting is good, the humor is very good, and there's the originality of the script/story in that the ones growing the drugs are the "heroes/good guys."
So it's an interesting plot, a great setting and a wonderful cast, and yet it fails to take off.
The potential for a great movie was definitely there.
In a nutshell, it's an ok movie, and that's about it; it lacks that extra something to put it over the top. No masterpiece here...
Rating: Summary: Good Movie Falls Between the Cracks Review: How sad that a film this good will probably never have much of an audience. Apparently no matter how good the script, cast, soundtrack and cinematography, you just can't market a movie about marijuana -- unless you make the characters either hardened criminals or blithering idiots, cliches this movie thankfully avoids. "Homegrown" is a first rate murder mystery/thriller with some subtle (and some not-so-subtle) humor. It's well acted and has an outstanding cast. Billy Bob Thornton is excellent, again. The brotherly/fatherly interaction of the 3 main characters is at times priceless. Ted Danson and Jon Bon Jovi aren't great, but there's plenty of great work by Kelly Lynch, John Lithgow, Judge Reinhold and Jamie Lee Curtis. The interiors and exteriors of most of the film intentionally contain a lot of deep green and rust colors -- same as the plants that play such an important role in the film. The soundtrack is hip without being an obvious attempt to cross-market. DVD-wise, this is one of the best looking transfers I've seen, and the sound is excellent. Not much in the "special features" department. This would have been a great one for director or cast commentary. Not perfect, but this is a rare and good film. It defies categorization, and that's a good thing. It holds up to multiple viewings, and it's damn entertaining! It should appeal to anyone with an open mind, even those who have never smoked pot.
Rating: Summary: Good Movie Review: I am a teenage boy and my friends and I like our drug movies, so if you are like me you will like this one. It has a great cast and plot and centers around drugs and lives of the people it touches. The main reason I liked this movie was because Ryan Phillipe is in it. They showed his behind in a erotic scene with the shows leading lady. He has done this in just about every movie he has ever been in. He has a great face, voice, body, and abs.
Rating: Summary: Funny Review: I found this movie to be hilarious. The characters were believable and well based. The whole plot was creative. I never once found it predictable. I loved it!
Rating: Summary: Granola lives on in a joint laiden movie. Review: I'm sorry, but i find this movie appaling. Home Grown is a so called comendy about the marijuana business. I find any movie that glorifies drug usage trashy and immoral. Hank Azaria and Billy Bob Thornton put on acceptable performances, and even shine through their surroundings. The plot is simple. A group of marijuana growers are targeted for a bust so they must grab as much stash as they can and make a run for it. Of course where there are drugs, there is scandal, so the bunch that was once running for their lives is now impersonating a big time drug business in order to sell their stash. The finale is rather ludicrous. When the group is caught in their deal, the local citizens take them under their wing so sit out the mess. The stash is found by the cops who burn everything in a large bon fire. The town seems to have a mass addiction to canibus as they come out to the bon fire just to get a meesly buzz off the smoke filling the area. The last scene is of Billy Bob and the rest of the pack chuckling as they get high. I think the proper ending should have had the camera zoom out of the group and show the flames in front of them like the fires of hell...hell would be the perfect place for this horrible movie.
Rating: Summary: Victim of the times. Review: It's a shame that "Homegrown" was but a brief blip on the box office radar screen, but it hardly ranks as the greatest injustice to befall a Hollywood product. This movie isn't a masterpiece. Still, it is thrilling, intriguing, funny, and provides a fascinating look at the subculture of marijuana growers. The performances seem spot-on, and the movie's creators have admirably avoided some common pitfalls: the growers aren't presented in a "Robin Hood" light, but neither are they demonized; the violence in the film is neither overstated nor glossed-over; and the ending, thankfully, isn't stock Hollywood. The film has a lot of creative integrity going for it. I do agree with another reviewer: this look into the growers' world whets the appetite for a look at the history of marijuana growing, and it would have been nice if the creative team behind the DVD had included such, even if only as a bonus feature.
Rating: Summary: they must of had fun making this one Review: Lots and lots of marijuana plants get distributed and grown in this movie directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, father of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Maggie and Jake appear in this movie as well). John Lithgow (Cliffhanger, Footloose) gets iced at the beginning, making Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade, Monsters Ball), Ryan Phillippe (The Way Of The Gun, Antitrust) and Hank Azaria (Tv's The Simpsons, Dodgeball) in the dust without a boss. So they get rid of the body and things start to smoke up, literally. Funny and serious in most places but it's let down by a unfinshed ending. Kelly Lynch (Road House, Virtuosity), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Fog, Halloween), Jon Tenney (Fools Rush In), Ted Danson (Cheers, Creepshow) and Matt Ross (PCU, American Psycho) are among the rest of the cast.
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