Review: Get HIm To The Greek

Get Him to the Greek was a great comedy, with a reasonably original plot (compared to some of the more staple-fare comedies that have been out lately).

The two stars, Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, are what really made the film work. Jonah Hill plays the lovable, soft-spoken and naive intern. Russell Brand plays... well he may have just as well been playing himself. He's an interesting kind of guy. I cannot think of two other actors that could have filled these two roles as well.

Even Sean "P. Diddy" Combs puts in a great performance as Sergio, CEO of Pinnacle Records.

Their misadventures through New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles were riotous. I don't want to give too much away, but offers of "hairy-oke", a failed attempt at locating heroin, sprinkled with a few touching moments of Aldous attempting to reconnect with people from his past to fill the empty void in his life, gave itself to a fun and enjoyable movie.

This movie, produced by Judd Apatow, was of the same caliber and quality of most of his other movies. The humor was solid, if sometimes crude. The characters were all well-developed and well-portrayed. The pace of the movie was steady throughout. And most importantly, it explained the necessity of fuzzy walls.

Again, Russell Brand puts out a perfect performance. Sexy, British, and full of psychotic energy, is character is fun, believable, and has just enough of a dark side to make him feel real and not just a running, two-dimensional gag.

With the exception of the horrifically offensive "African Child" (whose music video opens the film, and will have you both squirming uncomfortably even while you're hating yourself for laughing at the absurdity of the song and video. Don't worry, you're supposed to feel this way.) Aldous Snow's (Russell Brand) band actually had some pretty catchy music. It's not often I consider buying film soundtracks, but this is definitely a possible iTunes download later on. My personal favorite was the song "Bangers, Beans and Mash".



My only real complaint with the movie was my favorite clips from the trailers didn't make the final cut. (Russell Brand riding nude in a power wheels loudly proclaiming "I'm a motorist!" and the early morning jogging.)

If you like movies like Knocked Up, then you'll definitely get a kick out of this movie. It might not be "The Hangover", but it was still tremendous fun and one of the better comedies I've seen. Well worth the price of a ticket.