Kitty KaboomForgetting Sarah Marshall
August 27th 2008 01:31
The synopsis:
Peter Bretter (Jason Segal) is broken up with by his famous girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) & is absolutely besotted with grief. In an attempt to move on he takes a trip to Hawaii where he finds Sarah is also holidaying with her new rock star boyfriend Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Thrown for a loop Peter continues to morn his loss until hotel clerk Rachel Jansen (Mila Kunis) comes into the picture. Then the usual romantic comedy plot really comes into play when Sarah comes between Peter & Rachel. You can find the rest out for yourself, as I don’t want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it.
My take:
Forgetting Sarah Marshall just released on DVD is one of the few romantic comedy’s that doesn’t make me want to puke. Written by Jason Segal, this film is an honest & humorous observation of relationships & the human psyche.
Segal has the ability to write an original & witty script, containing memorable, quirky characters. He is able to take a seemingly clichéd scene & shake the shit out of it, giving the viewer something really different. Notably the break up scene in which there is more than a couple of unexpected full frontal nude shots of Jason Segal. The imagery takes you by surprise but also adds an element of realism & discomfort, bringing you into the emotion of that situation. Perhaps the fact that Jason was actually broken up with whilst naked is the reason this scene is so effective.
His satire of crime scene investigation type shows is brilliant, we see the hot chick (Kristen Bell) & the older near washed up actor (Billie Baldwin) teaming up to throw cheesy & sometimes bizarre lines at us like “Remember how we thought the killer masturbated before committing his crimes? …Looks like where he's going he'll need to know how to masturbate.” CSI Miami: Horatio Caine anyone?
But Segal is not the only talent in this movie. A lot of kudos should also go to director Nicholas Stroller, one of the writers of Fun with Dick & Jane. Stroller took this project as his directing debut, a great first step. The entire cast are all equally fantastic, completely getting underneath the skins of their characters. They make you laugh, they make you squirm & together they make this not only the first but the best “romantic disaster comedy” ever made.
Peter Bretter (Jason Segal) is broken up with by his famous girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) & is absolutely besotted with grief. In an attempt to move on he takes a trip to Hawaii where he finds Sarah is also holidaying with her new rock star boyfriend Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Thrown for a loop Peter continues to morn his loss until hotel clerk Rachel Jansen (Mila Kunis) comes into the picture. Then the usual romantic comedy plot really comes into play when Sarah comes between Peter & Rachel. You can find the rest out for yourself, as I don’t want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it.
My take:
Forgetting Sarah Marshall just released on DVD is one of the few romantic comedy’s that doesn’t make me want to puke. Written by Jason Segal, this film is an honest & humorous observation of relationships & the human psyche.
Segal has the ability to write an original & witty script, containing memorable, quirky characters. He is able to take a seemingly clichéd scene & shake the shit out of it, giving the viewer something really different. Notably the break up scene in which there is more than a couple of unexpected full frontal nude shots of Jason Segal. The imagery takes you by surprise but also adds an element of realism & discomfort, bringing you into the emotion of that situation. Perhaps the fact that Jason was actually broken up with whilst naked is the reason this scene is so effective.
His satire of crime scene investigation type shows is brilliant, we see the hot chick (Kristen Bell) & the older near washed up actor (Billie Baldwin) teaming up to throw cheesy & sometimes bizarre lines at us like “Remember how we thought the killer masturbated before committing his crimes? …Looks like where he's going he'll need to know how to masturbate.” CSI Miami: Horatio Caine anyone?
But Segal is not the only talent in this movie. A lot of kudos should also go to director Nicholas Stroller, one of the writers of Fun with Dick & Jane. Stroller took this project as his directing debut, a great first step. The entire cast are all equally fantastic, completely getting underneath the skins of their characters. They make you laugh, they make you squirm & together they make this not only the first but the best “romantic disaster comedy” ever made.
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Comment by David O'Connell
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The part when he gets up in the Hawaiian club and sings his Dracula musical song brought tears to my eyes!