Rapture-Palooza

Rapture-Palooza seems like an overlong improv routine by a bunch of comedian pals. Poking fun at religion isn't a novel idea (just watch any episode of South Park, which has ridiculed nearly every belief system from Christianity and Judaism to Scientology and militant atheism), and it takes a lot more than "isn't the rapture hilarious" to form the basis of a feature-length film. Admittedly, there is genuine talent in the cast (despite the nonstop vulgarities, Robinson is responsible for many of the movie's limited laughs). 

The pothead wraiths also make it obvious that the movie's target audience is definitely young: teens and undergrads who'd rather laugh at a cheap marijuana joke and the sight gag of Ken Jeong as God than see a subtler comedy with less swearing and obvious punchlines. Yes, there are a few funnies in the plot, like when Lindsey explains that her raptured mother (Ana Gasteyer) was summarily sent back to Earth for basically being too much of a shrewish nag. Gasteyer's bitter back-and-forth with her unsurprised husband (John Michael Higgins) is undeniably amusing, as is the moment when it's revealed that a Book of Revelation-obsessed televangelist was not, in fact, raptured. Otherwise, if you want equal-opportunity religious comedy, stick with South Park.