Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

It's the wildest screen comedy in a long time, and also the smartest, the most fearlessly inspired, and the snort-out-loud funniest.

Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper

In its own sloppy, raunchy, sophomoric, occasionally self-pleased and consistently energetic way, This Is the End is just about perfect at executing its mission, which is to poke fun at its stars, exhaust every R-rated possibility to get a laugh, and even sneak in a few insights into Hollywood, the celebrity culture and the nature of faith.

Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey

From the clockwork comic timing to the movie's salty mix of the ridiculous and the reflective, This Is the End is stupidly hysterical and smartly heretical. Cross my heart and hope to die, it's funny as hell.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips

Outrageous-plus, but often hilarious.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Joe Williams

A one-joke movie, but it’s a joke whose recurring rimshots grow as loud as our laughter.

Rolling Stone by Peter Travers

There's no way you won't have a blast. In their directing debuts, Rogen and Goldberg come up aces, mixing hilarity and horror like pros and never letting up on the killer momentum.

RogerEbert.com by Odie Henderson

This is the End finds a balanced tone most horror comedies fail to deliver. Grossout humor melds easily with grossout horror, sometimes at the same moment.

IndieWire by Beth Hanna

Rises above the over-tired gross-out comedy genre partly because of its meta celebrities-parodying-themselves trick, but it mostly stands out because it's genuinely funny.

Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan

With less intelligence behind it, this could have easily been one of those films that seem like they were more fun to make than to watch. Instead, it's a thoroughly good time at the movies, from humble beginning to cosmic, surprise-cameo-featuring end.

Tampa Bay Times by Steve Persall

There are no boundaries in this movie, so deal with it or leave.