Review of Homegrown (1998) by Ruhan R — 24 Jul 2011

Although it involved plenty of pot, it would be a bit of a longshot to call this film a stoner movie since it doesn't fall under comedy. The cast was well put-together, the performers seemed to have manage to dig into their rolls quite well, although they weren't the most complex of characters.

As for the script itself, I'm going to have to say it was half-baked. Pun intended. The script had a decent enough premise, but the story didn't carry itself out to it's full potential. It was mildly entertaining to see Billy Bob Thornton and his buddies struggle to keep the supposed secret of their bosses' murder under wraps while secretly running the marijuana empire, but there was much room for more twists.

I liked how it involved the interests of the California growers versus the mob, it brought a somewhat cultural viewpoint to the film. Overall a decent film, but quite average.