Reprising the role that threw him into the mainstream, Russell Brand is back as the incorrigible front man of Infant Sorrow, Aldous Snow. Bringing with him, all the traits and nuances that made this character so classic in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, while also fleshing him out and telling a rather surprisingly good story to boot.
Get Him to the Greek follows record company lackey Adam Green as he tries his hardest to get Aldous Snow from London to the States in time for an anniversary concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. After suffering through critical backlash and dismal sales on his last album, Aldous throws seven years of sobriety out the window and goes on the mother of all benders. In a brainstorming session with the record company suit, Green suggests the idea of an anniversary concert in order to drum up sales. The idea is accepted and Adam is sent on his mission to bring Aldous to L.A. by using whatever means necessary.
Traveling from London, to New York with a side trip to Las Vegas and then finally to L.A., we get to follow Aldous and Adam through the zany exploits that could only happen to a rock star.
I’m a bit convinced that Russell Brand is actually Aldous Snow. I can see him having that same personality and he seems so comfortable in the role, I don’t think it’s a stretch for him to play it. Jonah Hill is back, albeit in a different role. He doesn’t reprise the obsessed borderline-stalk-y fan that he portrayed in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Tasked with controlling the uncontrollable, Adam goes from enamored to disgruntled and as he witnesses the fall of his idol, you actually start to feel for him.
There was no doubt that these actors were going to be able to pull off their respective parts, but what surprised me the most was A) how much I actually ended up enjoying the film and B) that the subject matter took on a bit of a heavier tone that what I had anticipated. The heavier tone didn’t detract from the film at all, and it’s wasn’t prevalent through the entire movie. If anything, it added to the film as a whole. My only real disappointment was the fact that there were scenes shown in the trailers that didn’t make it to the final cut of the film. I really hate it when they do that. But aside from that, I can’t complain. I’m actually hoping these make it on an unrated or directors Blu-Ray cut.
I didn’t really see expanding the role of Aldous Snow to pay off, but in the end, Get Him to the Greek is completely worth the time and money to go see. If you like the R rated comedies of the Judd Apatow canon, this one will probably satisfy that craving. It’s full of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, just like Aldous Snow.
Get Him to the Greek is now playing in the US and opens in the UK on June 25th.
I thought this looked good but last weekend I had a choice between this and Killers and I went with Killers (which was fun- though, I called it out the gate.) But now you've got me so worked up to go see Get him to the Greek. I love the Apatow canon and his players and Sarah Marshall was the bomb! I love these movies because they give me the feeling that some of the old 80's flicks did– where it can be funny (at times even outrageous) but with a heart. I can't wait. The only thing I know I will be disappointed by is the same thing you were with the scenes in a trailer but not the movie. They did that to Real Genius back in the day and I was always so pissed off about it- we never got to see the hot air balloon lawn chair contraption from the trailer in the movie. UGH!
Thanks for writing such a thorough review. Good stuff!
I thought this looked good but last weekend I had a choice between this and Killers and I went with Killers (which was fun- though, I called it out the gate.) But now you've got me so worked up to go see Get him to the Greek. I love the Apatow canon and his players and Sarah Marshall was the bomb! I love these movies because they give me the feeling that some of the old 80's flicks did– where it can be funny (at times even outrageous) but with a heart. I can't wait. The only thing I know I will be disappointed by is the same thing you were with the scenes in a trailer but not the movie. They did that to Real Genius back in the day and I was always so pissed off about it- we never got to see the hot air balloon lawn chair contraption from the trailer in the movie. UGH!
Thanks for writing such a thorough review. Good stuff!
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Many people do not get this movie because of this extreme comedy to tragedy will move home so soon, but that's the whole point of the movie. Russell Brand's got talent in his portrayal of an out-of-control rock star Jonah Hill has been and, for once, plays straight man is less significant. Another more unusual-the-top exec is Sean Combs as music. My husband and I saw this on a date, and we both loved it. Granted, this is plenty of porn and some gross-out moments, but I feel the film is all that rock and roll lifestyle was about the extreme nature of the message contributes to
Many people do not get this movie because of this extreme comedy to tragedy will move home so soon, but that's the whole point of the movie. Russell Brand's got talent in his portrayal of an out-of-control rock star Jonah Hill has been and, for once, plays straight man is less significant. Another more unusual-the-top exec is Sean Combs as music. My husband and I saw this on a date, and we both loved it. Granted, this is plenty of porn and some gross-out moments, but I feel the film is all that rock and roll lifestyle was about the extreme nature of the message contributes to