Get Him to the Greek
Screen Rant ’s Kofi Outlaw reviewsGet Him to the Greek
By now we all get laid the pattern behind a Judd Apatow funniness pretty well , and there are very few passing from it inGet Him to the Greek . Actually , there ’s only one surprisal , really , and believe it or not , it involves the words " best public presentation " and " P. Diddy " in one sentence . But more on that later .
Get Him to the Greek , if you do n’t already know , is a tailspin - off of the 2008 " Camp Apatow " drollery , Forgetting Sarah Marshall . Greekfinds Russell Brand reprize his scenery - stealing turn as vain rocker Aldous Snow , who is now a crashed and burned - out version of the pretentiously sober yoga - junkie we interpret inSarah Marshall .
Jonah Hill ( Superbad ) play Aaron Green , a rock’n’roll ' n ' rolling wave fanboy working for a crazy medicine top executive ( Diddy ) . Green catch the opportunity of his life sentence : jump - bulge his hero Aldous Snow ’s stalled career by cast a concert celebrate the anniversary of Snow ’s greatest circuit , which is to be held in 72 hours at L.A. ’s famous Greek Theater . All Green has to do is fell to London and pick Snow up ; of course thing do n’t go to design , and ( mild ) gleefulness ensues .
Greekwas head by Nicholas Stoller ( who also directedSarah Marshall ) and was also co - written by Stoller and role player Jason Segel ( who both wrote and starred inSarah Marshall ) . Judd Apatow blesses the film with his name as a producer .
Like most of the more late " Camp Apatow " moving-picture show ( Marshall , Funny People),Get to the Greekfeels just slightly uneven for most of its runtime . The film at once want to be a silly send - up of the music industry , a vulgarity clowning about the uttermost ( and shallow ) nature of rock mavin living , anda heartfelt story about how the rock ‘n’ roll mavin fantasy compares to the"the good life " valued by the average person ( i.e. , making love , fellowship , friend , etc … ) The ending termination is a movie that is often consistent and engaging at the expense of being gag - out - loud funny story . I found myself mostly chuckling throughout . When I did bust out express joy , however , the reason was one I would have never expected : P. Diddy .
Yes , you take heed that rightfulness : P. DIDDY . appear under his right name , Sean Combs , Diddy is by far the full thing inGet Him to the Greek , and owns most of the movie ’s funniest moments . Playing over - the - top book mogul Sergio Roma , Diddy cater a hilarious send - up of his own Bad Boy image ( see what I did there ? ) and make a theatrical role that I personally reckon equals Tom Cruise ’s wrathful moving picture mogul Les Grossman inTropic Thunder . In fact , I would bear to see a Les Grossman Sergio Roma team - up onscreen , but I sidetrack …
Who knew that Diddy had such sharp comedic brain ? And timing ? I sure did n’t . But the proof is there on the sieve : not only does Diddy draw laughs from almost every line he deliver and steal every scene he ’s in , " Sergio Roma " even manage a few lines of dialogue that are destined to become pa - culture fixations ( prepare to get wind about " mind - f@#*ing " for the next twelvemonth ) . We ’ve go out ( and seek to forget ) Diddy in striking roles likeMonsters Ball , but comedy seems to be his actual onscreen niche - lease ’s just hope he appease there .
Russell Brand and Jonah Hill do okay as our two leads . Brand ’s performance sense like an lengthy ( and slightly diluted ) re - tread of his own scene - steal jailbreak inSarah Marshall- but that ’s sort of to be require when reprising what is fundamentally a one - note ( no wordplay ) impersonation of ' the self-conceited and vapid rock star . ' Hill does pretty well playing the geeky straight adult male caught up in Snow ’s WWW of turpitude and insanity . Watching Aaron Green trying ( and often failing ) to keep step with his cool rock and roll star graven image , we ca n’t help but colligate - we ’d probably finish up look square cover in our own vomit ifwetried partying like material rock stars for solar day on destruction .
Get Him to the Greek is a comedic film directed by Nicholas Stoller, featuring Jonah Hill as a record company employee tasked with escorting out-of-control rock star Aldous Snow, played by Russell Brand, to a concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Alongside their chaotic journey, the film explores themes of friendship and the challenges of the music industry.
Some of the " heartfelt " scene between mega - star Snow and mean - Joe Aaron are fairly good , while others just drag the comedy down . Though with this peculiar - and - concern form of comedic pattern , you kind of have to take the good with the not so good .
Get Him to the Greekalso quarter express mirth out of its sustain cast and many ( often outrageous ) celebrity cameo . Rose Byrne ( Damages ) is great as " Jackie Q , " Aldous Snow ’s ex - true lovemaking who ’s basically a send - up of every sex kitten pop star of the last few tenner . Staples of the entertainment manufacture from Kurt Loder to Mario López , Meredith Vieira and Billy Bush all make appearances ; there are famous musicians galore ( wo n’t botch up those , keep your eye peeled ) and a couple of famous actors ; crossover character reference and comedians from the Camp Apatow unchanging , and even a Nobel Prize - success ( gravely ) . And after this film , I ’ll never be able to look at Elisabeth Moss ( Peggy fromMad Men ) quite the same way again …
As far as the workmanship of the film snuff it , Stoller does middling good business at the helm . The takes are fairly queer , they ’re shot and redact well , and the pacing and storey are coherent and well - managed , with enough improv room left for the funny people to crop freely . The look of the film is crisp and even more impressive look at how much additional shooting must have gone into make the world of a faux celebrity rock star . You recognize you ’re on the right track as filmmakers when you may ropeThe Today Showinto getting down and dirty with you ( see above ) .
Some the great unwashed are saying thatGet Him to the Greekis start to be this year’sHangover . I ’m not co - signingthatjust yet , but the flick was as pleasantly enjoyable ( though odd ) as any other Camp Apatow production - perhaps more or less more so , factoring in the surprise power of P. Diddy ’s performance . Is it40 Year - Old VirginorSuperbadgood ? Nah - but it ’s notLove Gurubad , either . If you liked Aldous Snow inMarshallyou’ll in all likelihood love him inGreek- if not , then this is one concert you ’ll probably want to skip .
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Get Him to the Greek is a comedic plastic film directed by Nicholas Stoller , feature Jonah Hill as a record ship’s company employee tasked with escorting out - of - restraint rock’n’roll principal Aldous Snow , play by Russell Brand , to a concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles . Alongside their chaotic journeying , the film explores themes of friendship and the challenges of the music industry .
