Though the pair's lack of real chemistry makes the cuddly ending feel tacked on, the hysterical drug-buddy performances of Brittany Murphy, Andy Dick, and Jack Black really make this joint roll.

An uneven, intermittently likable movie about a group of Portland residents for whom getting high is a way of life.

The picture is mainly a series of smoky, elliptical character sketches that range in quality from zippily funny to inert.

It's hard to concur with the screenplay's insistence that there's both pathos and humor to be found in the bong-inhaling, bed-hopping lives of these indolent characters.