Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B+

In theaters. Rated R, 111 minutes. Trailer.

Like all movies (except Dewey Cox) that fall under the Judd Apatow umbrella, Forgetting Sarah Marshall tells the story of a funny/sensitive twenty something goofball with an overly attractive female. This film was written by and stars Jason Segel (Knocked Up), the latest lumpy hero. After his TV star girlfriend breaks his heart, he goes to Hawaii to get away from it all, only to find that the ex-girlfriend and her new fling, a ridiculous British rocker, are also staying at his hotel. He tries hard to avoid her, and finds a new love of his own along the way. Click below for the rest of the review and the most inappropriate joke of the year:

Segel's character is sensitive and a little pathetic, but funny. His interactions with quality role players like Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Jack McBrayer, Paul Rudd, and Russell Brand (as the 'rocker') are consistently funny, with several laugh out loud moments. The romance between Segel and Mila Kunis works but gets about 5 minutes too much screen time. Brand steals just about all of his scenes, and is actually an interesting character instead of just a one dimensional lothario. Kristen Bell is pretty, but not really funny except when she is making fun of Brand near the end of the film. The jokes are peppered throughout and well written with a mix of irreverence and intelligence. The film is sort of a romantic comedy, but stays away from too many obvious jokes. This is about the best a film of its kind can be.

Some of my favorite lines are viewable here.