Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) 8/10

Starring : Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski
Director : Nicholas Stoller
Running Time : 106 mins

TV composer Peter Bretter (Segel) decides to take a holiday to Hawaii in a vain attempt to try and get over being dumped by his girlfriend, TV actress Sarah Marshall (Bell). Unfortuantely she’s staying at the same hotel with her new boyfriend, rock star Aldous Snow (Brand), so Peter is faced with a weekend he’d rather forget. Luckily, there’s the attractive hotel worker Rachel (Kumis) to keep his mind on other things.

This was a surprisingly entertaining comedy which takes a serious situation and throws it into a very silly scenario. The cast expertly play their roles to the hilt, and don’t take themselves too seriously which makes the movie all that sillier. This has the markings of a labour of love, and everyone involved seems in some way to be friends of the writer. Well worth checking out.

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