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Release Date: April 18, 2008
Studio: Universal Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Genre: Comedy • Drama
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Writers: Jason Segel
Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Maria Thayer, Steve Landesberg
Synopsis: Devastated, Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex ... and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.
The Review: I'm sorry I just cannot forget Sarah Marshall. But I'll be damned if I'm not having a tough time writing about her. And lets be honest I’m the most qualified Film Geek in the crew for this movie (it’s been an interesting couple of years let me tell ya). You know that formula character on any given sitcom? You know the one I mean, decent looking guy, a little bit slutty, yet gets his heart broken on the regular and has a ton of insecurities over stupid stuff and can’t realize what he actually has to offer. That guy is ME! *Just because I know I’m an amalgam of formula characters doesn’t mean I have an easy time altering the state of things* Or maybe I’m just the most qualified because I like dick and fart jokes. Either way instead of writing a straight up review of this one I decided to run with the set up in the film and just examine the psychology of a break up and how it differs between the sexes. I wrote a little thesis about it..wanna hear it? Here it go..

I love the fact that the Hollywood formula for relationship comedy has shifted from fluffy chick fare to filthy man flicks. But that of course comes with a price tag; familiarity. Now all these painful moments in life are up on the screen to slap us guys in the face. Lets face us guys do some pretty silly things in the name of love and doubly so in the name of getting jilted.

Girls might think they own the trademark on running the gauntlet of emotional breakdowns but I gotta tell ya ladies it just ain’t so. Naturally there are differences in how males approach being dumped, many girls will just spend a night eating Ben and Jerry’s and make plans for the following week to go dancing with the girls….guys on the other hand will spend a night drinking Sailor Jerry’s and watching girls dance on poles.

However the ranges of emotions that attack us are all too similar yet they seem to happen in a different order.

Lets examine that shall we? YES lets!

A girl might cry and sulk first, but a guy is far more likely to be angry as the first emotion. Perhaps its male pride or just female self victimization that makes all the difference here but the end result is what it is.

After sulking a girl is more likely (depending on circumstances) to try and mend the relationship before walking way. A guy is FAR more likely to fuck away his problems. Running from one piece of ass to another, it’s therapeutic and a great way to unleash some pent up aggression over wounded pride….plus there’s a lot to be said for hot hard angry sex..ahh to make sweet hate. Reject the idea if you want to but TRUST me on this one it’s grrrrrrrreat! *Just to be clear I’m not talking about abusive sexual acts just a little rougher than usual*

Provided you haven’t fallen into some “Hey we can be friends and still hook up yet move on” trap at this point guys will probably get stuck in this loop of missing the other person and at the same time wondering where it went wrong. Girls on the other hand will either have updated their myspace or moved on or have taken up some hobby or fitness program.
Now that it’s been some time the dust begins to settle, but wait! This is just the calm before the storm in many cases. At some point you will be feeling pretty good about yourself and just as you realize this guess what? You are going to run into the EX with the replacement you. Doesn’t matter what gender you happen to be this will suck and it’ll set you off on to the next phase of this whole mess. Depending on your situation it could end up starting the whole damn thing over like a rinse and repeat cycle or it could set you off into “I’ll show them!” mode, which just becomes an ugly game of trying to show the other person how happy you are without them. Good Luck With That.

Lets face it, it is a RARE thing for two lovers to cease being so and be able to still be good friends soon after (if ever).

If the person has value to you and you want them in your life, best bet is to take some time to work through it and re-approach any friendship when you are more mentally stable to handle it, if the person has no value to you then cut them loose (if possible) and just move on. Anything else can just end badly for you and not even Dr. Phil can save you the pain that awaits you at the end of that road.

In the end the best advice I can give you comes from a Paul Rudd line in the movie: “When life gives you lemons, I say fuck lemons and bail” (paraphrasing here)

Ok let’s go back to talking about the movie more directly.

Since seeing the movie a ways back I've sat down to write about this film a couple of times but each time I just found myself blocked by the laziness’ of not being under a sooner deadline (I’m only human people!), and also just how close a great break up movie can hit a little too close to home.

What’s great about Sarah Marshall and makes it differ from most break up movies is that it just doesn’t hold the story to a singular point of view and that most of the characters are just one dimensional people designed for you to hate just to make you relate to the main character. They all do cruel things to each other along the way, and they all have some major flaws. It’s nice to see a story old as time told with some fresh ideas, likeable characters, and real comedic moments.

Now I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t ruin any credibility I have by talking about some new crush found in the film…again I’m a sitcom character people! Having watched that 70’s show I’d never really found myself attracted to Mila Kunis too much. Sure she’s a very cute girl but her character on the show is so shrill and annoying (by design)…imagine my total shock when I saw a Goddess on screen! Oh My! Not only is she radiating sexuality she’s the coolest chick you could ever hope to hook up with. I walked into this movie expecting Kristen Bell to be this movies crush…and let me tell you she’s all kinds of hot and nasty sexy in this one but I walked out of this fully prepared to bow before the Goddess Mila.

I could write and wax on and on about everyone in this movie and about the new reign of Apatow’s comedy. The guy has his hands in half the movies coming out it seems, wouldn’t be surprised if he’s listed in the credits for Iron Man or something.

Bottom line: Perfect comedies don’t come along often, but Forgetting Sarah Marshal is destined to go down as one of the classic comedies of our age.
Rating: 5 out of 5

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