Male Nudity and Dracula Rock Operas:My Review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Anything Judd Apatow touches turns to gold (except Drillbit Taylor). As it should. The guy himself seems down to earth, and his loyalties to his friends are something to be admired in what is usually is a "me first" industry. Every Apatow hit has been made by his circle of friends that stem from Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Jason Segel, the star and writer of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, was in Freeks and Geeks aside from starring in Knocked Up and the 40 Year Old Virgin. The director, Nicholas Stoller, was also a director on the short lived Undeclared. I bring this up because the level of friendship shared by these guys is one of the main reasons they continue to pump out hit after hit. Every Apatow production before this had hilarious dialogue that succeeds because of it's honesty, and it only seems that way because the actors speak to each other like they are shooting the shit in each others basements. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is just like this, and is yet again another movie you can toss on the "Apatow Classic" pile. 

First off I must give props to Jason Segel for the great script. Somehow, these guys continue to take the very stale genre of romantic comedy, and turn them into something fresh. This is due to the smart dialogue, and most importantly, the classic performances of the stable of actors that inhabit the Apatow world. Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel. There isn't much they can't make funny. That's not even mentioning the return of everyones favorite "That 70's Show" hottie, Mila Kunis. She's one of the best parts about Sarah Marshall. She's funny, she makes the story believable, and most of all, she's looking pretty, pretty good. Combine that with Kristen Bell and you have to seriously ask yourself why you wouldn't see this movie. 

I'm honestly having a hard time finding anything bad to say about this movie. I've heard some complaints that Sarah Marshall runs a bit long, but I didn't find this to be the case. I can't really think of anything that needed to be left on the cutting room floor. I've heard some people say that Jonah Hill seems a little miscast, but I didn't find this to be the case either, that guy is funny in any role. From start to finish I was drawn in to the characters. It's also hard not to feel sorry for a guy who gets dumped while he's naked and it's equally hard not to laugh hysterically at it.

Go see it. You will laugh. Guaranteed. 

8.5/10