The Silver Screen
'30 Minutes or Less' is Raunchy, Consistently Funny
Filmmakers say ties to tragic Pennsylvania incident are a coincidence
Here's one of the stranger movies of the year — an R-rated, raunchy, violent and very funny comedy, apparently based on a real-life case that didn't end up all that funny. 30 Minutes or Less was directed by Ruben Fleischer, best known for Zombieland, and brings much of the same combination of anarchic action comedy, '80s movie nostalgia and Jesse Eisenberg. This is no comedy classic, but it delivers plenty of laughs, thanks to a witty script and no less than five very hilarious performances. The plot concerns a couple of idiots (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) who, in a laughably intricate plot involving the murder of McBride's father and his plans to open a tanning salon/brothel, decide to kidnap a pizza delivery boy (Eisenberg), strap a…
