Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Went to the midnight screening of this last night, there was a really long line when we got there but it was for that Forbidden Kingdom movie and it was mostly asians but the screening we got in was pretty full too (but in the largest theater even over 100 people dont look like much).

I've been looking forward to this one for a while being a fan of all the comedies these guys do (and realizing how popular that opinion is and not thinking twice about going with popular opinion on this one) and I have to say I think I might have built it up a bit too much but its a funny movie, don't get me wrong.

The premise is simple girl breaks up with boy, boy tries to get away to forget about the girl, girl (with new boyfriend) is where boy decides to go.

Jason Segel wrote this and acts in it and he's good but he keeps playing the same character (i suppose the same could be said for Seth Rogen but his is an inherently likeable guy you would want to hang out with, Segel keeps playing these overly obsessive boyfriend types) and while they are relatable to a degree its not enough to sustain an entire movie, even so I did enjoy this a lot and its worth checking out, Russel Brand manages to steal most of the scenes he's in, Jonah Hill has a very nice (but very small, maybe 5 minutes of screen time, maybe) running joke, Bill Hader is genius in just about anything he does, the Sarah Marshall girl is really white and makes even me feel less white and that 70's show girl proves she can be more than just annoying (one of my favorite lines from the movie is when she screams 'I can see your vagina from here', the scene from the trailer) and actually seem really cool, I'm beginning to warm up to not being annoyed by her.

Do I think this one is as funny as Superbad, Knocked up or Walk Hard? No, not as funny but its definitely one of the comedies they make that backs up all its dick and fart jokes with a little heart. There is this weird relationship with all these Apatow guys and Kevin Smith and John Hughes and all of them attempt the same kind of humor with heart (even Kevin, yes) and it'll be interesting to see what happens when Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen finally get together and what they come up with for Zack and Miri.

For Jason Segel, I like the guy and have seen tons of his stuff but I think the next movie he does he should try a different character so he isn't typecast but I guess the next thing is a Muppet Movie so it might be a while before we see if he actually can.