A part of me wonders whether the 'Stoner Movie' has reached its used by date. Well, maybe they have, maybe they haven't, or maybe this was just one of the really bad ones. Okay, you did have the classic Stoner Movies of the 80s and 90s, including Bill and Teds (which, while they are clearly stoners, doesn't have them smoking drugs), and these days you have copious amounts of marijuana appearing on our screens, but the whole concept of a couple of drug users going on a trek to get some food can be a little dull – and this is basically what this movie is about: two stoners go on a quest to get some food.Honestly, I'm not too thrilled about this film, especially with the characters. Sure, Harold was okay, but his so called best friend, Kumar, is one of those guys that is clearly a bad influence. It is almost as if we want to slap Harold about the face, tell him to snap out of it, and to actually go and find some decent friends. Sure, while it is the case that business people do take drugs, Harold really didn't come across as one of those drug user types. In fact it seemed as if he was completely out of place, and completely out of character.The other thing about this film is that it is one of those T&A movies (and I'll let you work out for yourself what that means since IMDb does have a word filter on it). Sure, I've seen plenty of those types of films in my time, but in reality there really isn't all that much to be said about the excess exposure of flesh in some of these films. Also, the film was so predictable, which added to its blandness. In a sense, while it was a low budget film, it really wasn't one of these films that I would recommend going out of your way to see because it isn't entertaining, it isn't funny, and it really isn't all that enjoyable.

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004): Dir: Danny Leiner / Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neill Patrick Harris, Christopher Meloni, Paula Garces: Strange road movie comedy about achievement. John Cho and Kal Penn are Harold and Kumar who are dominated within the work force where others are rewarded for their efforts. Bored with the routine they set off to White Castle restaurant for burgers and are involved in one mishap after another. They dispense a raccoon from their car; get a cheetah high on marijuana; break out of jail; and have their car stolen by Neil Patrick Harris. Director Danny Leiner achieves the comic greatness he failed to achieve in the dreadful Dude, Where's My Car? Perhaps it is the film's ordinary appeal verses the exaggerated situations. Interesting racial theme that addresses Harold as oriental and Kumar as Asian. Cho and Penn have wonderful comic chemistry and are backed by hilarious cameos including Harris from the TV show Doogie Howser M.D. Despite his theft and vandalism of the car he does prove to have charm. Christopher Meloni steals moments as a mechanic named Freak Show who surprises the duo in more ways than one with his beautiful wife. Paula Garces plays the neighbour and fixation of Harold who struggles to communicate with her. Despite vulgar humour we still root for the duo to beat overbearing odds for a burger. Score: 9 / 10

OK, I rarely write a review for a movie, but I really want to keep other people from seeing this one. You see, even if I was 15 years old and/or stoned 24/7 I STILL wouldn't consider this movie funny.There's a couple of scenes which will make you smile, but that's it. The rest of the movie is pretty stupid. It's not the worst comedy film I've ever seen (after all I sat and watch all of it), but I wouldn't ever recommend this to anyone.On the good side, the movie is watchable till the end, even though your hands are uncounsiously try to reach the remote control through the whole 90 minutes..

Lol! This movie has lot of laugh aloud moments that I should give it a thumbs up.Kal Penn as Kumar and John Cho as his friend, Harold Lee give decent performances. Kal Penn is really funny while John Cho is OK although they do have good on screen chemistry and hit off as a comic duo.Was surprised to see the hunk Ryan Reynolds in a miniscule, insignificant role but this was still the time of his career where he didn't have much success yet. Even Neil Patrick Harris(Doogie Howser fame) had a trashy role although he did a fine job. Maybe Ryan & Neil did the movie as they're best buddies of Kal Penn....The visual effects in some places were unintentionally funny and there's no logic in few other scenes. Yet the movie still gives you a nice viewing time because it's still hilarious overall.Verdict: An ideal movie to lighten up your mood, period.