2008 · comedy · adventure
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Directed by Jon Hurwitz1h 41m2008
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.
Our read: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded comedy · adventure entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, breathless, gentle comedy / adventure, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- kinetic
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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