Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Published February 14, 2015
Film info
- Title Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Director Nicholas Stoller
- Year 2008
- Run time 1hr 41m
- Genres Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Tagline You lose some, you get some
Peter (Jason Segel) is a struggling musician who finds his world turned upside down when his TV celebrity girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), dumps him for a tragically hip rock star. It's the hysterically funny look at how far one man will go to forget a girl - and all the fun he finds along the way!
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:10 | A calendar of pictures of yourselves as a happy couple is a bit much! |
| 7:34 | “You’re not my step-brother anymore, you’re a step-stranger.” |
| 10:15 | A fire truck in the doctor’s office is fun! |
| 12:50 | Nothing Compares 2 U. Classic break up song. |
| 16:43 | $6000 a night! Crikey! |
| 19:52 | Mila is a cutie-pie. Being nice to him. |
| 23:03 | Bonus Jonah Hill. |
| 26:17 | Sex and the City impressions are maybe a sign you’ve drunk too much. |
| 27:28 | “She’s complicated, like the Da Vinci Code.” |
| 32:35 | Worst surf teacher ever. “The weather outside is weather.” |
| 37:36 | “What an eccentric and confidant young man.” |
| 44:45 | Hawaiian version of More Than Words. Awesome. |
| 55:00 | Jonah’s adorable British accent. Haha! |
| 1:00:57 | It’s not the worst job in the world to have to film in Hawaii, is it? |
| 1:03:59 | That’s a large man making a heck of a splash. |
| 1:09:52 | I assume there isn’t a Code of the Ocean, but there should be. |
| 1:17:59 | “Why can’t she just take the battery out the phone?” |
| 1:28:17 | Sprightly is an excellent word. |
| 1:37:27 | He’s actually playing that piano. Much respect. |
Conclusions
People have talked about this one for a while, and we’ve always pondered watching it but never really got round to it. Now we have, I’m glad we did but I can’t say it was one of my favourites. I’m impressed with Jason Segel more and more - the piano, the full-frontal, the writing, all good stuff. Russell Brand was also surprisingly funny, although perhaps not having to do a huge amount of acting!
There wasn’t anything particularly wrong with it, but it was a bit predictable. All apart from the Dracula puppet musical, obviously. I don’t think anyone could have predicted how that would work out! I bought the soundtrack after watching, so that’s always a good sign, too.
Rating: 4/5.
Rating: 4 / 5