Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.
A peppy, satisfying comedy that could soon become a minor classic.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
30 Jul 2004
fresh:
Silliness is the movie's only ambition, but there's something mind-blowing about seeing a fratty comedy through two pairs of Asian-American eyes, particularly when those eyes belong to actors who were token minorities in other dumb comedies.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
1 Aug 2004
fresh:
Stretches the boundaries of offensiveness in ways that both make us laugh and make us think.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
15 Jan 2005
fresh:
Behind all the Farrelly-esque gross-out humour and Cheech & Chong-isms lies a sensitive little picture with a deftly handled anti-racism slant.