Forgetting Sarah Marshall isn’t exactly what I expected after seeing other Judd Apatow-produced R-rated comedies. Sure, it has a lot of actors from his stock company, and there are moments where it definitely swerves into crass and crude areas. And, like other Apatow productions, there is a lot of heart behind the movie. But this is the first Apatow movie since The 40-Year-Old Virgin where I felt a sense of reality, where the jokes were part of the story but weren’t the point of the story. In fact, this movie feels even more real than Virgin, and could surpass that movie in my list of favourites in time. And the comedy’s bittersweet: you kind of feel bad when you laugh at Peter (Jason Segel), but you hardly ever would with Andy (from Virgin) or Ben (from Knocked Up). It’s the same funny-awkward tone I got from Freaks and Geeks, which is definitely a good thing.

Jason Segel pulls off a brutal, honest performance (even more brutal when you consider his screenplay is based on a real-life breakup). The other actors are really good, particularly Kristen Bell as Sarah Marshall and Russel Brand as Aldous Snow, Sarah’s new lover. Even Mila Kunis, someone I’m never that impressed with, does a really good job in her role. The pacing sometimes feels off in the middle of the movie, but I think that’s less to do with Segel’s script than it is the direction. It can get crass at times, but if you think you can handle it – or if, like me, you don’t care – and you’re a romantic at heart, then I think you’ll really like Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It might even make a great surprise date movie.

I saw this film with Baby Mama at the drive in on Friday night. It was pretty funny because after the 3rd penis flash a bunch of cars left – have to wonder if they were the ones with kids?? Anyway, it was funny but kinda made me wish I was watching 50 first dates instead.

So, yesterday I went to the movies with Rob and we watched this movie where the guy was six feet tall and had a very long “shwang.” Then, we laughed and we watched him go to Hawaii and have a really awkward time. He was drinking too much and yet he gets the girl and everything goes ok at the end. The music during the credits was weird and then I asked Rob whether he would ever get undressed like that if we broke up and he said he probably would not which we both agreed was good. Good, good, good.

Better than I hoped;
The psychiatrist song was
Wet-your-pants funny.

Oh movie.
I don’t think I can write coherently about how I enjoyed this movie.
Firstly it has good old Russelll Brand in it, and I find myself close to him since I have been listening to his radio show for nearly 2 years. I heard all about the process of making this film and I am very familiarly with his vernacular and parlance. I almost wish he was completely new to me so I could have an unbiased opinion of his performance, but the idea of delving into his world brand spanking new just sounds exhausting.
On top of that there is a awesome cast of Judd’s favorites and than there is the women. Who are funny and have back story and, are not just sex objects or villains but emotional and hilarious and rad and hot.
And of course lastly Jason Segel’s junk.
Going into this movie I pretty much knew I would love it, and I was not disappointed however within that comes the feeling of missing something because there are no surprises.
I was just happy to see Russell doing so well and that it didn’t agitate me in anyway and I will definitely see it a few times.