The Night Before

"A tradition started by two college students to distract their pal from the death of his parents forms the backbone of this yuletide yuck fest. As comedy filmmaking luck would have it, what transpires is essentially a drug-fueled pub crawl caper, Harold and Kumar-like as it follows its leads in search of a mythical Christmas party and, well, weed."

"Rogen’s zonked-to-insanity performance is the lifeblood of The Night Before..."

"Funny, cynical, and warm in all the right ways, this could finally be the Christmas movie for people who hate Christmas movies."

"Hits a sweet spot of inoffensive offensiveness."

"Hardly a Christmas miracle, but it’s good for a laugh or two. And that’s not a bad way to get into the holiday spirit."

"Surprisingly, for a movie this ephemeral, the closing sequences... are actually quite touching."

"Rowdy fun with a dash of sweetness."

"Hammy and crude and more baked than a fruitcake, but with a sweetly squishy holiday heart at its center."

"It doesn’t all land, but largely a salty, sweet jingle ball."