Smiley Face (2007)

Smiley Face: Directed by Gregg Araki. With Anna Faris, Roscoe Lee Browne, Danny Masterson, Ben Falcone. After a young actress unknowingly eats her roommate’s marijuana cupcakes, her day becomes a series of misadventures.

“Iu0026#39;ve read a lot of angry comments about this movie, claiming itu0026#39;s u0026quot;bashingu0026quot; on u0026quot;stonersu0026quot; and anti-pot propaganda. This is not the case. If youu0026#39;re familiar with Arakiu0026#39;s directing and themes in creating movies, it would be easy to recognize this as a satire. Obviously things of this extreme nature donu0026#39;t happen to people who smoke pot, but I like my comedies to have an entertaining plot. This movie would be horrible if all the protagonist did was lay around high in her home.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnlike most u0026quot;stoner movies,u0026quot; this one stands out as being one of the most original ones I can recall. There are elements of great artistic direction–which is often neglected in many pot related movies, and their are numerous political metaphors. I mean seriously, how often is u0026quot;Marxismu0026quot; and the Communist Manifesto brought into comedies? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMany people will say this is u0026quot;stupid,u0026quot; which seems like an oxymoron regarding a movie about weed. Indeed, thereu0026#39;s incredible silliness and ridiculous over-the-top decisions, but thatu0026#39;s the point of this movie(and not to mention Farrisu0026#39; character to begin with). Araki introduces subtle, witty imagery while simultaneously producing an enjoyable slapstick comedy.”