People take this film way too seriously. All it is is a brainless, hallucinogenic adventure, but it's very funny and entertaining. Faris' character is naturally stupid - this isn't drug-induced stupidity at all, so I doubt that Smiley Face takes any ... (read more) People take this film way too seriously. All it is is a brainless, hallucinogenic adventure, but it's very funny and entertaining. Faris' character is naturally stupid - this isn't drug-induced stupidity at all, so I doubt that Smiley Face takes any moral stance on drugs.

Of course Faris is funny, but the movie just isn't. Too much frantically running around, not enough actual jokes.

this 90 minute long kuleshov experiement is a bit sloppy in the technical department, but makes up for it with genuine laughs, a surprisingly strong performance from anna faris. its a fun time for all. i died laughing at the framed corn and lasagna. ... (read more) this 90 minute long kuleshov experiement is a bit sloppy in the technical department, but makes up for it with genuine laughs, a surprisingly strong performance from anna faris. its a fun time for all. i died laughing at the framed corn and lasagna. it was SO meta.

I would have to be baked out of my mind to get it,but other than that it was funny

If it is possible to have a movie that is an advert for the non-usage of drugs, then this movie just hit the mark. Complete and utter nonsense, I just found Faris annoying, although she played a stoner quite convincingly. However, that was not enough... (read more) If it is possible to have a movie that is an advert for the non-usage of drugs, then this movie just hit the mark. Complete and utter nonsense, I just found Faris annoying, although she played a stoner quite convincingly. However, that was not enough to keep me even remotely interested in the movie, which was one I could have done without seeing.

This is really quite poor. I can't even remember why I bought it but it should have been better with this cast. I usually like Anna Faris but there is little she could do to save this script. Stoner comedies work best when the central stoner is like... (read more) This is really quite poor. I can't even remember why I bought it but it should have been better with this cast. I usually like Anna Faris but there is little she could do to save this script. Stoner comedies work best when the central stoner is likeable - in this she just comes across as a simpleton. They also work best when there are jokes, funny lines and funny set pieces, none of which appear here. Woeful. Anyone want to buy it off me?

Indie director Gregg Araki takes a break from his usually dark, edgy films (The Doomed Generation, Nowhere) to direct a full-fledged stoner comedy, though somehow, Araki still managed to instill some dark and edgy moments, though they can seem somewh... (read more) Indie director Gregg Araki takes a break from his usually dark, edgy films (The Doomed Generation, Nowhere) to direct a full-fledged stoner comedy, though somehow, Araki still managed to instill some dark and edgy moments, though they can seem somewhat muddled in this rather silly departure for him. Smiley Face focuses on lazy stoner chick Jane (Anna Faris, whose actually quite funny in this) who gets stoned early in the morning and, like all stoners, gets the serious munchies and decides to eat her nerdy (but scary) roommate's (Danny Masterson) cupcakes, which are actually laced with a massive amount of pot as well. Soon, Jane becomes stoned beyond comprehension and plays the rest of the movie as though she were borderline retarded, as she attempts to run many errands, which consist of getting money for her dealer, doing an audition, baking more cupcakes, going to the dentist with a friend, etc, but only gradually making her situation worse and worse by the minute, leading to a very practical and realistic (though some would say anti-climatic) ending. A lot of the comedy within the film is hit or miss. Farris is actually pretty darn funny, and the movie is lucky enough to have other decent sized names in it, unfortunately some either offer a lot to the film (like The Office's John Krasinski), while others are somewhat wasted (like Jane Lynch or Danny Trejo). There's also some funny narration from Roscoe Lee Browne. Overall, the movie was a decent way to kill time. Not bad.