Get Him to the Greek

[Malcolm]

Remember the rockstar dude from "Forgetting Sarah Marshall?" He got his own movie. If you've seen a buddy comedy before, you've seen this. The straight man is played by Jonah Hill.

Were there a few laughs in there? Sure. Nothing special, nothing spectacular, mostly drug- or sex-related. Whoever wrote the songs (performed by the rockstar or on the fictional vids on the TV) was trying his damndest to be Spinal Tap reborn.

Several things ...

1) The tradition of fugly protagonist males getting paired up with disproportionally attractive females continues proudly here.

2) Absinthe doesn't actually make you hallucinate, contrary to popular belief -- well, no more than excessive alcoholic consumption does.

3) The most entertaining character in the entire film is portrayed by Diddy. I hate saying that, but the rest of this film is filled with characters so spineless & unsympathetic that his rendition of a complete asshole music mag mogul is the best part of any shot he's in. That's not a reflection on his acting, but the shitty, shitty writing.

4) There's all kinds of spots where the two or three major characters have their IQs drop to 0 in order for the plot to move forward.

5) Jonah Hill spends the entire film getting shat upon by the rockstar, his boss, & his woman. By the end of the movie, two out of those three no longer do so. You've just spent an entire flick about a whipped dude & you're supposed to feel sorry for his shitty life. Whatever.

6) You'll see Chief O'Brien in a very visible supporting role.

In short, this is every other summer comedy you've seen for the past decade, if not longer. Rent it if you're pretty bored or need to convince your woman you no longer want your testicles.

[Leisher]

I almost completely agree with Malcolm's review.

There are some good laughs throughout, but this is not a comedy classic by any stretch of the imagination.

1) The tradition of fugly protagonist males getting paired up with disproportionally attractive females continues proudly here.

I thought the woman with Jonah Hill fit, and the women beyond that were all rock and roll related. So I don't agree with this point.

3) The most entertaining character in the entire film is portrayed by Diddy.

Holy shit, this is a fact. Diddy is fucking hilarious. And Malcolm is right about how this is partly to blame for the poor writing involving all the other characters. Remember how wide and funny this famous musician was in Forgetting Sarah Marshall? It's like they recreated his character and made him stupider.

I think what really drags this film down a notch, at least the funny ha ha parts, is that they get dead serious way too much. Jonah Hill's character really goes through some serious shit, as does the rock star. Even the opening of the film, which I believe is a shot at Bono, is a bit too serious and depressing. (And I think his girlfriend is a Madonna take off.)

Interesting film. Some good yucks mixed with some somber shit. Worth a rental.

5 out of 10.