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"Breakup" Sagas are rarely-hilarious, but "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL" is, in a most-rewarding way. Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up") Produces, & his chums Nicholas Stollar (Director) and Jason Segel (Writer and Main Actor) are aboard to make this Flick a VERY Funny One, indeed!

Segel (as Peter Bretter) well-plays the Lovelorn Hunk, a "please move OUT of the Publicity Picture" Songwriter-Composer who backs up Successful Actress Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) doing Music for her TV Series. (Stifling his Secret Passion, for years, to do a Musical on Dracula's Demise.)

When their 5-year Romance ends, with her slowly (and explainably) easing-away from Peter's more-bacheloresque habits, Pete consults his married Stepbrother, Bill Hader as Brian Bretter, for what to do to ease his pain: "Go to Hawaii for a Gettaway" is the solution.

Humorously, both Ex-es end up at the Same Resort, her with New Beau, the very-famous/& full-of-himself Rock Star, Aldous Snow, well-done by Russell Brand. Peter, very much alone & not-over-her-yet, tries surfing, etc-etc...while a very-fetching Guest Hostess (Mila Kunis as Rachael Jansen) bumpily-eases into his life, while herself recovering-in-Hawaii from HER "Breakup".

I'll rate this as an "8-Outta-10" because it has LOTS of clever, fun "Twists" in it before the Thank-God-It's-a-Happy-Ending. Beautiful Scenery, QUITE Romantic, Fair-Share of Nudity (So leave the Kids at Home), & not-to-be-missed is Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares to You" sung in HAWAIIAN 2 Songs into the Credit Roll!

"Hats Off" to Cast & Crew for a truly FUN Movie.

JMO...Keep-or-Sweepit!

Big Hugs,
Stan

Stan, I usually love movies like this one....but it failed miserably with me....I'd give it a 1 1/2 out of 10....I absolutely loved 40 yr. old virgin and Knocked up...same director, but 2 thumbs down on this one...Didn't mind the graphics, just didn't think it was very funny.....Jan

HI Backatcha Mich-Sis!

Wow..sure glad I didn't give it a "10", eh? ;-)>

Waal I guess after a whole Week of No Free Tickets, we were desperate for a Movie again, even if I hadda pay for it Sat Nite!

While there WAS some of the Usual Sophomoric Humor that's always there in these Tales, & Yeah, the Initial Premise IS a bit of a Stretch, Reality-Wise...(Rooms Next-DOOR to each other? Gimmie-a-Break!)..as Romantic Farces go, I felt the Script & the Actors Delivered a considerably Better-Than-Average Flick.

I did forget to mention Jonah Hill ("Superbad" & "Knocked Up" prior flicks) as "Matthew, the Waiter"...he's in it..Gurming Away at one point..& typically, Rock-Star Snow..IGNORES the CD because he's "busy" & "has a life"... A lot of Phonies get Lampooned in this Flick & for me, it's hard to picture a "Music Person" NOT liking the Lampooning that's going on here. Snow's (Shall We Call It a "Love Song?") is a great Spoof at all the Taken-WAY-Too-Seriously "Hot" Love Songs out there these days, and the Guy's Performance of it is a Hoot, as-well. (I don't think he had an Easy Roll to play there...)

The (Shall We Call It) "Comparitive Love-Making" Scene was one of the Biggest LAUGHS I've had in Ages...& made it easy to bump this Baby up from a "7 1/2."

Maybe as a Guy I had more "Eye Candy" going...the 2 Principal Gals ARE both Gorgeous AND did some Fine Acting, quite beyond the Usual Bikini-Stuffing I'd have probably settled-for...heh!

So..sorry we're Miles-Apart here... Let's see who else thinks I've Bombed..or has a Backpat or two?

Thanks for Your Feedback!
Best Wishes & a Big Hug,
Stan

P.S.: La Femme just chimed in, as I wuz Postin': "I didn't like it either"...so this just might be a GUY Flick? ;-)>