Arts & Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEWS: 'This Is The End' is Deadly Fun

Judgment Day meets Hollywood in this apocalyptic satire.

Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill and Emma Watson play versions of themselves in this Hollywood satire.

"This Is The End" is rated R and runs one hour and 60 minutes. It is now playing at Carmike Riverstone 15 Cinemas in Canton and at Cherokee 16 Cinemas in Towne Lake. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above.

Here's what the critics are saying:

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Judgment Day comes to Hollywood with a vengeance in "This Is the End."Jonah Hill is in bed with the devil — in James Franco's mansion. An inferno rages in the front yard, and movie star egos are filleted for fun. When the apocalyptic comedy gets deadly serious about roasting the ethos of celebrity, its satire grows white-hot. — Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

There is stuff in “This Is the End” that had me laughing so hard, I sensed new body parts joining in to help out — my pancreas was heaving, my bile ducts ripped. — Kyle Smith, New York Post 

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Beneath the gore, goofiness and anxiety posing as raunchy bravado, “This Is the End” actually possesses a genuine if simplistic point about actorly narcissism and spiritual bankruptcy. — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

["This Is The End" is] the wildest screen comedy in a long time, and also the smartest, the most fearlessly inspired, and the snort-out-loud funniest. — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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