Observe and Report is one of those movies you go see with your friends and have a good time doing so. The movie has many many many great moments that will make you and your pals cackle or just blurt out the words "holy shit!"
Observe for those of you living under a rock stars portly Seth Rogan as mall cop Ronnie Barnhardt. When I go see a movie starring Seth I expect to laugh about 50 times. The guy is just funny and has an infectious laugh. Was this movie any different? No. The movie has many laugh out loud moments and even more "wtf?" moments. O&R is directed by Jody Hill. He directed the horrible "Foot Fist Way" film that the guys over at funnyordie.com raved about. I can tell you don't listen to the hype the movie sucks. But Jody also created the HBO tv show "eastbound and down" starring Danny Mcbride. That show is pure brilliance in which Mcbride plays a retired(not by choice) ego maniac baseball player. So Jody Hill is currently shooting at 66% which is damn good.
Seth Rogan is not alone in this movie as far as funny people go. Anna Faris plays her typical air headed drunk drugged out character which she plays to perfection. Michael Pena leaves his roots of being a dramatic actor(his performance in "crash" was amazing) for his first endeavor into comedy and does a great job as Ronnie's "number 2". My boy Ed from Scrubs fame, Aziz Ansari helps Seth Rogan in the longest "fuck you" scene in movie history. Danny Mcbride plays a crack head who displays his drug dealing little kid proudly via a tattoo on his chest. And of course there is others but fuck them.
A movie like this doesn't really need to be strong on story. The movie is just about Ronnie's ego and trying to catch a pervert who keeps exposing himself to women in the parking lot of the mall. It also aides Seth Rogan into the category of best comedic action star. O&R along with Pineapple Express were both boarder line action movies, not in the truest sense but in the sense of all the fighting and gun violence.
I just saw it 24 hours ago and I want to see it again already. It is funnier than Yes,Man and ranks above Seth Rogans films such as superbad and zach and miri, but not quite as good as Knocked up or Pineapple.
In conclusion go see it if you like Seth Rogan. If you are not a fan than you will probably remain on the outside looking in with this movie.
Grade:B+