Donny Broussard Reviews: “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”

Judd Apatow is a man that consistently delivers everything that is missing from films produced by the tepid Hollywood system. He makes R rated films that do well at the box office, and even though his films are vulgar they never lack heart. It doesn’t matter if he’s the writer, producer, or director the films that he is involved with always shine. And with ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ he raises the bar even higher with a romantic comedy that isn’t just for the ladies.

The film revolves around a simple premise that fits perfectly within the confines its genre. Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is a composer who writes music for a television show starring his smoking hot girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). His life is all sunshine and fruit loops until Sarah puts the breaks on the relationship, sending Peter into a deep yet hilarious depression. So Peter, taking the advise of his step brother Brian (Bill Hader) decides to take a trip to beautiful Hawaii, only to find Sarah and her new boy-toy Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) staying at the same hotel.

Director Nicholas Stoller makes his directorial debut with this flick and definitely delivers the goods with this one. And so does Jason Segel as his junk is on display quite a few times during the breakup scene. All of the actors do a wonderful job and there is not a weak link to be found in the entire cast. Both of the leading ladies are stupid hot, and Segal proves himself as an extremely likable leading man. Also Paul Rudd (Chuck) and Russell Brand (Aldous Snow) steal the scenes on various occasions.

I can’t think of a single bad thing to say about this flick. It has an amazing cast, solid direction, incredible writing, Kristen Bell in a bikini, a Dracula musical (with puppets), and the mouthwatering Mila Kunis on the bathroom wall! ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ is a killer film that is impossible to forget.