“Amen.”

From An American Pickle.

Life in 1919 Eastern Europe is nothing but difficult for ditch digger Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen).  The only bright spot in Herschel’s life is his wife, Sarah (Sarah Snook), who has joined him in their monumental move to America.  Herschel is only able to find work as a rat killer at a pickle factory, and while money is extremely tight, the Greenbaums are happy.  However, an attack by the rats leads to Herschel being locked in a giant vat of pickles and brine in the suddenly-abandoned factory.  One hundred years later, the vat finally cracks open and a living, hasn’t-aged-a-day Herschel emerges to a Brooklyn that is totally unrecognizable to him.  While Sarah and their unborn child have long been dead, Herschel is connected with his only living relative, his app developer great-grandson, Ben (also Seth Rogen).  Initially, Ben and Herschel enjoy getting to know each other as Ben introduces his great-grandfather to the modern world.  However, when Ben refuses to buyout a billboard blocking the family cemetery because his investor (Jorma Taccone) backed out because of a mistake Herschel made, Herschel go out on his own to make and sell pickles.  When two bloggers (Eliot Glazer and Kalen Allen) share a video of Herschel selling pickles, he becomes an overnight success, which only infuriates Ben.  As Herschel’s business grows to include interns (including Molly Evensen) and as his antique values place him in the center of national debate, Ben struggles to find a new idea for an app after his last one failed.  Fighting to be the better Greenbaum in a world that is equally confusing for both ancestor and descendant, Herschel and Ben quickly begin to realize that family life is more complex than they ever imagined.

This comedy is filled to the brim with dry humor and wit.  Through impressive camera work and visual effects, Rogen does well in both of his unique roles… especially when sharing the scene with himself.  Unexpected, but also captivatingly endearing, An American Pickle is comedy gold.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 89 minutes |Genre: comedy|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 2 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 1 of 10

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