30 MINUTES OR LESS

30 Minutes or Less stars Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson and Michael Pena. Directed by Ruben Fleisher. Rated R with a running time of 1 hour and 23 minutes.

Plot: Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.

When you have a zany action comedy movie like this the only way it can succeed is to have the right cast to bring these characters to life. 30 Minutes or Less does this and that is why it is easily the funniest movie I have seen this year. Eisenberg and Ansari have great chemistry and their fire rapid delivering of dialogue is hilarious. McBride and Swardson are also very funny as the criminal "masterminds" of the movie. There is really a 2 part buddy comedy movie as it follows Eisenberg and Ansari and then McBride and Swardson. If you like any of these guy's previous work like Eisenberg's Zombieland, Ansari's Parks and Recreation or even McBride's Eastbound and Down on HBO, then you will enjoy their performances in this one.

There really isn't a lot I can say about this movie other than it is hilarious. It's a fast-paced, gut busting, action comedy with a zany twist. Yeah thats how I would describe 30 Minutes or Less. It's actually a little too short and left me wanting more, which is a good thing. Ruben Fleisher also directed Zombieland so he really knows how to do comedy and I'm interested to see what he does next.

B+