Shawn's Forgetting Sarah Marshall Review

2008 Movie #50 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall

50 fucking 2008 movies, that's pretty insane. It's weird to look back at when I started this thing and how far I've come. I'm actually pretty amazed I've managed to stay with it, for the most part anyway. I may not be as punctual as I was way back in January but I plan to be completely caught up by the end of this month.

Anyone who has been keeping track of those first 50 reviews knows that at least 40 of those movies got bad/mediocre reviews. It wasn't until pretty recently that things started to look up, with the exception of Prom Night of course. Well thankfully that trend is continuing with this one because Forgetting Sarah Marshall is hilarious!

I still haven't quite figured out where it ranks in the grand scheme of Judd Apatow related movies but I can tell you it's right up there with Knocked Up and Superbad in terms of laughs. Hardly a minute goes by in this one where you aren't laughing at something which is extremely fucking rare so I enjoyed every second of it.

It carries on the Apatow tradition of being able to walk the line perfectly between adult humour and actual heart. It also sometimes ventures into the realm of ridiculousness (that a word? whatever im too fucking tired to fix it) but never to the point where things seem unrealistic or that you are taken out of the movie. You actually care about these characters and are generally interested in whats going to happen to them. This is one of those very rare romantic comedies where I actually wasn't completely sure how it was going to play out. That alone makes it worth recommending for sure.

The cast is terrific without a weak link in the bunch. Jason Segal proves he has what it takes to carry a movie, as well as write a fantastic screenplay. Kristen Bell is gorgeous of course but does a great job making what could be a typical villainous ex-girlfriend role and making her actually sympathetic. Mila Kunis is great as the new girl for Jason as well. Also Russel Brand (apparently he's a love him or hate him comedian in the UK but I had never heard of him until now) is fucking hilarious as Bell's new rock star boyfriend.

That's not even mentioning the great supporting cast which includes Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill and a ton of other really funny motherfuckers. The bartender actually had my two favourite lines of the whole movie.

I can't recommend getting out there and seeing this one enough. Even if most of the movies I had seen this year weren't garbage, this one would still be beyond easy to recommend. It's incredibly funny and practically demands multiple viewings. See this, see it now! In fact why aren't you watching it this very second?! Go to your local theatre and demand they open so you can get in there and watch it! If the cops show up, convince them to watch it too, they'll love it!

****1/2 /5