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FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

Rated R
Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd

Brian’s Rating       

In the opening moments of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the filmmakers let us know exactly what we are in for: a heaping helping of raunchy comedy, starting with a double dose of male frontal nudity. But since this film is brought to us by the comic geniuses who created The 40- Year- Old Virgin and Knocked Up, these brutally raw and undeniably vulgar antics should come as no surprise.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall chronicles a classic romantic breakup, the kind where one partner takes up with a new love while the other becomes a pining, pathetic basket case. Both parties end up vacationing at the same resort in Hawaii and that’s where the film’s pleasing cast of supporting characters takes over and mirth ensues.

While Forgetting Sarah Marshall never really delivers the big laughs, with due warning about the sex and profanity, it is a funny film.