'American Pickle' review: Seth Rogen, twice, brings out the sweetness in an immigration fable
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Aug 03, 2020
3 minutes
Aside from being the briniest film since the Lower East Side romance "Crossing Delancey" 32 years ago, "An American Pickle" (premiering Thursday on HBO Max) reminds us that Seth Rogen has always had the acting chops for more than one kind of comedy.
This one's more than one kind of comedy, too. It's a sweet yet nicely vinegary immigration fable; a deadpan fantasy; and a tale of two Brooklyns, one (1920) a
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