Forgetting Sarah Marshall
REVIEWED BY DNA SMITH Special to Florida Weekly
King Features Mila Kunis, Jason Segel
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA rating: R
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is the latest movie to be churned out of the Judd Apatow Raunchy RomCom Factory - the same gang who gave us "The 40-Year- Old Virgin," "Superbad" and "Knocked Up," to name a few.
If you've seen any of those films, you pretty much know what you're in for, since they all have basically the same formula: Lovable Loser with a great sense of humor but not great looks wins the heart of a hot chick who, if this were the real world, would be totally out of his league and just might pepper-spray him if walked up to her in a bar and tried to start a conversation. Add a few phallic jokes, and voila - hit movie.
The lovable loser in "Sarah Marshall" is Jason Segel (who also wrote the script) playing a composer named Peter, who writes music for his actress girlfriend's CSI-type TV show. His girlfriend, of course, is the titular Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), who early in the film breaks up with Peter because he's boring. All he basically does is schlep around the house eating cereal.
Peter heads to Hawaii to forget Sarah and winds up accidentally booking a room at the same resort where Sarah and her Limey Lothario beau (the hilarious Russell Brand) are staying.
While at the resort, Peter meet Rachel (Mila Kunis), and the two slowly get to know each other. Who will Peter end up with? Will Sarah leave her British rocker boyfriend after seeing Peter with the enchanting Rachel?
You'll have to watch the film to find out.
And you should. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is an enjoyable comedy filled with great performances and a lot of laughs. Definitely check it out.
(c) 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.