Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Jude Apatow’s latest film, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ is a lot of fun. The title kind of suggests it all, the journey of a man who has recently broken up with the love of his life and is doing everything in his power to forget her, and move on with his life.

In ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ , Peter Bretter(Jason Siegel) breaks up with his celebrity girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristie Bell). Bretter is devestated, and to get over losing her he goes on a holiday to a resort hotel in Hawai. The fun begins, for want of a better phrase, when he books into the resort only to find out that his ex is booked into the hotel, and she is there with her new squeeze, English pop star, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Not a good start!

What I loved about this film was its colourful, authentic characters. Jason Siefel’s Peter is a regular, fun sort of guy who just happens to be hung up on a celebrity chick. Kristie Bell’s Sarah Marshall came across as an unremarkable celebrity actress with conventional good looks.

Russell Brand gave a tremendous performance as the posh British pop star, Aldous Snow. God, this was a biting portrayal…a sharp portrayal of an egocentric, immoral, super-cool pop star. Brand’s timing was great, and he delivered some ripper lines perfectly.