Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan have created quite a writing tandem. Starting with Superbad, they showed a ton of promise; then came Pineapple Express—and their legend was borne. The action-stoner-comedy put them up on a pedestal because they’d created a benchmark, something by which any following imitation—good luck with that—would be judged.

Following that high-water mark, The Green Hornet released a 3-D feature into their ever-growing, constantly-expanding repertoire. Goldberg and Rogan even have a film in the works in which they’ll co-write as well as co-direct entitled The End of the World, so the sky’s the limit for these two. Right after we all get over the failure known as The Watch, their latest writing endeavor.

More than a minor bump along the road, The Watch has the promise of something that fulfills the brand to which we’ve become accustomed: Neighborhood watch formed by four seemingly memorable characters, played by four more-than capable comedic actors, that end up attempting to stop an alien invasion from happening in suburban Ohio; good, good and good—right? Sadly wrong however.