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An American Pickle (2020)
An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.
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“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Normally, I would say that double the Seth Rogen must mean double the fun, but that’s not necessarily the case with the new HBO Max film, An American Pickle.
Rogen plays Herschel Greenbaum, a Jewish immigrant who travels to America in 1919 in order to make a name for himself. However, on one fateful day, while working in a pickle factory, he falls into a vat of pickle juice which perfectly preserves him for a hundred years. Waking up in the modern day, he is united with his great-grandson, Ben (also Rogen).
While the plot is absurd, I was really on board with this premise. I thought it was just wacky enough to invite some great out-there comedy. I am also a really big fan of Seth Rogen. Regardless of what he is in, I am always excited and eager to watch. However, that may have been my downfall with An American Pickle.
The pieces are certainly there for a really great comedy, but it all comes down to the writing. Simon Rich’s (SNL, Man Seeking Woman) screenplay is simply not up to snuff. Containing underdeveloped characters, logic-lacking plot points, and an over-adherence to formula
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An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Simon Rich
In Theaters:7/26/2020
Box Office:
Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Point Grey Pictures, Gravitational Productions, Warner Max, Sony Pictures
Cast
Brandon Trost
Director
Seth Rogen
Herschel Greenbaum / Ben Greenbaum
Sarah Snook
Sarah Greenbaum
Molly Evensen
Clara
Eliot Glazer
Christian
Kalen Allen
Kevin
Kevin O'Rourke
Dane Brunt
Sean Whalen
Scientist
Geoffrey Cantor
David Greenbaum
Carol Leifer
Susan Greenbaum
Jorma Taccone
Liam
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Inspector Sanders
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