My rating: Three and a half reels out of 5
Harold and Kumar have changed over the years. Harold and Maria are married and are attempting to have a child without success. Kumar is a failed doctor living alone and lovesick for his ex-girlfriend. Harold and Kumar have grown apart from each other but when a mysterious package arrives at Kumar's apartment addressed to Harold, Kumar decides to pay his old friend a visit. And when Harold's father-in-law's Christmas tree gets inadvertently burned down, Harold is forced to find a replacement and save Christmas.
3D Christmas takes a simple idea like trying to find a Christmas tree and is able to make something out of it. Nothing feels forced and everything just seems to naturally happen. It's simply cause and effect, where every action leads to the next. While I never saw Guantanamo Bay, 3D Christmas follows the same formula that made White Castle so good. And of course, it has NPH...that's Neil Patrick Harris. Have to love an actor that pokes fun of himself.
The humor in this film is raunchy and some of the jokes could potentially offend some people, but there is something about this film that makes it work well. Harold and Kumar have real problems that people can relate to. Harold wants to try to please his father-in-law. Kumar misses his ex-girlfriend. These are different problems from when we first saw them in White Castle. The two characters have grown from the first film and although they are a little bit more adult, they still have a lot to learn about being an adult. Thank god for hallucinogens...
You'll probably like this film if:
1. You liked the first Harold and Kumar movie.
2. You like raunchy comedies.
You will probably not like this film if:
1. You are easily offended.
2. It's just not your kind of humor.
And while I don't think this 3D craze will last very much longer. I have to say this was the best use of 3D this year, especially when you have one of the most up to date projectors projecting it.
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