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72% Tomatometer 170 Reviews 44% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Preserved in pickle brine for 100 years, an Orthodox Jewish factory worker wakes up in New York City and tracks down his...
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Aug 5, 2020 · Herschel immigrates to New York with his beloved wife (Sarah Snook), lands a job killing rats in Williamsburg pickle factory, falls into a brine tub, and wakes up 100 years later. Buildings touch the sky.
- Seth Rogen pulls double duty in a quirky comedy with bite.
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By Kristy Puchko
Updated: May 25, 2021 8:59 pm
Posted: Aug 3, 2020 4:00 pm
An American Pickle debuts exclusively on HBO Max on August 6.
What might our ancestors think if they could see us now? That question serves as a springboard for An American Pickle, the new Seth Rogen comedy based on a charming Simon Rich short story. Scripted by Rich, the film follows a Jewish immigrant who's awoken after 100 years of being preserved in pickle brine and is now eager to meet his only living descendent, a Brooklyn app-developer. (Both are played by Rogen.) While the premise is promising, the execution aches from the growing pains of Rogen's shifting persona.
Since 2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Rogen has played a string of manchild roles. Whether he's a chuckling stoner, a perplexed police officer, a flustered baby-daddy, or a harried homeowner facing off against Greek Life co-eds, Rogen has made the struggles of Millennial "adulting" a constant source of comedy. However, as he edges closer to 40, this shtick risks going stale. So he's begun to mix it up, playing a stubborn and schlubby but undeniably sharp speechwriter in the Charlize Theron rom-com Long Shot. With An American Pickle, he pulls double duty, playing a modern manchild terrified of taking his shot and the outspoken ancestor who knows too well that tomorrow is never promised.
All in all, An American Pickle is a solidly entertaining comedy. Its oddball conceit dares audiences to take the plunge, and Seth Rogen rewards them with Herschel, who is bold, thrilling, and a little bit bonkers. Though the film meanders in the middle with slapdash satire and mismanaged emotional beats, it's nonetheless an imaginative and fun romp...
Aug 4, 2020 · “An American Pickle,” a time-travel farce directed by Brandon Trost and adapted from a New Yorker story by Simon Rich, marinates crisp almost-timeliness in the mild brine of nostalgia.
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Rogen's double performance saves low-key comedy. Read Common Sense Media's An American Pickle review, age rating, and parents guide.
Aug 3, 2020 · ‘An American Pickle’: Film Review. Seth Rogen plays both a Brooklyn app developer and his Eastern European immigrant great-grandfather, preserved in brine for 100 years, in 'An American...
