review of forgetting sarah marshall

to start, i want to wish everyone a happy passover. to those who will be on the hunt for the afikomen, i bid you good luck. now, on to other business.

for a movie that had huge expectations, i'm pretty sure that this movie surpassed them. i rushed my friends and my brother there to make sure we got good seats. i've been waiting for months for this to come out, and i wasnt going to miss it.

i don't think i went more than 2/3 minutes at a time without laughing, sometimes even laughing for a half hour at a time (just kidding, but seriously). there were times when i was laughing along with the audience, and other times when i giggled out loud by myself during silence. that was also fun.

the cast is just awesome. jason segel blows everyone away. a little fun fact: he really did have a naked breakup with a girlfriend. the two women, kristen bell and mila kunis play great roles of the X and the new girl, and bell's new boy friend is so uniquely weird and in some ways, cool, that it makes for great interactions. other great appearances include bill hader, jonah hill, and paul rudd, to name a few.

not only was this movie hilarious (i'd say it trumps knocked up and superbad, the two movies i was asked to compare it to), but it was very realistic. it showed the side of segel, playing the miserable dumped boyfriend very well, and then bell, who turns into the jealous x girlfriend when she realizes the connection between segel and kunis, is done well also. once again, judd apatow produces an extremely funny but also realistic film. you are able to relate to the characters at at least one time or another. i left this movie feeling very satisfied, opposite to how i felt after i saw semi-pro.

i would definetly recommend going to see it. if you cant make it today, then hopefully soon, like asap. if you cant find the afikomen, tell everyone youre looking at the movie theatre. maybe someone hid it there. you dont want someone to ruin the movie for you by telling you parts like tom saggese did for me when he ruined the 6th harry potter book when he told me dumbledore died and i was so pissed off but i still read it and it was amazing but i havent read the 7th one yet and i think this sentence has run-on for too long.

i would have to give this cinematic adventure (thanks to dane cook for that term) an 11 out of 10. ok, i'm done talking this movie up. everyone enjoy your charoset, shankbone, bitter herb, and everything else. a round of manichevitz for the table.

jewpessah