Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004 "Fast food. High times."
7| 1h28m| R| en
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Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.

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StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
D' Francis I absolutely loved this movie when I was younger and more impressionable. Upon seeing it again, the magic is certainly gone. It's fun, sometimes funny, has some absurd moments. It's a stoner comedy and an effective advertisement for White Castle. It turns out that White Castle didn't fund it themselves, although they approved the use of their restaurant in the movie. Originally, it was going to be Krispy Kreme but the company didn't want to be associated with potheads.Nothing in this movie was brilliantly done, but the mood of turning a trip to White Castle into a long heroic journey certainly makes for good entertainment. It was a good novelty.
Davis P This movie was just too crude, offensive, stupid and often times tiring to me to be entertaining. Also, just the characters Harold and Kumar themselves annoyed me. I thought that Neil Patrick Harris's cameo would be at least mildly entertaining, but nope, he was even more annoying than Harold and Kumar, which I did not think was even possible. He just tried to get laid throughout the entire movie, and talk about sexy women, which was crude, annoying and got real old, real fast. A few scenes were pretty entertaining, but just a few, unfortunately that trend did not last throughout the film. 3/10 for Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. I cannot suggest this film, there are a lot better, higher quality comedies to watch and enjoy rather than this trifle
Johan Dondokambey Well the movie sure presents just another of those commonly used base in comedies, the wild night. The story also develops quite blindly with no real relevance from one instance to the other. But that essentially the essence of wild night comedies, although this movie sure take it quite a step further. Fortunately, the movie supports that crazy story development with quite strong comedy and humor. The thing with Liane and NPH passing by with the stolen car makes this movie very unpredictable. It's like you will already know that things will end up funnily since this is a comedy, but you really want to see how it does. The acting overall is actually quite good. John Cho acted out the sobering part of the crazy duo well enough while Kal Penn's role as the wild thinker is not so bad
matthew_schaffner This film is awesome, and despite its reliance on illicit humour, I not only found it funny but also quite inspiring.Firstly, the plot's not that complex, and often at times ridiculous. But it is held together by Harold and Kumar's journey exposing some great chemistry between John Cho and Kal Penn. They bring along a very relatable, juxtaposed friendship, following the classic funny man/straight man routine perfectly.Even better so, these characters are flawed: Harold is a push-over and Kumar is in denial. And it is excellent how in achieving their goal after a long journey, they are able to reflect on themselves, and overcome their flaws. They help establish a connection to viewers, as their portrayals seem real.And I love how even though comedy ties into the whole film, themes of racism, social profiling, and drug abuse are dealt in such a way to have serious undertones that challenge audiences and allows them to sympathise with the protagonists,I also enjoyed NPH's appearance, and how it subsequently put him back into business, he is a great talent.However, this film is not perfect. Sometimes the humour falls short by being too ridiculous or unappealing. Also the low budget of this film is obvious through its sometimes poor editing.Nevertheless, I thought it was a very entertaining and oddly inspirational story, at least to the "young people" it was marketed to. Three and a half stars :)