Typical Apatow movie

Rating: 3/10 (16 June 2008)

Judd Apatow may only have produced this movie, but you feel his influence at every moment of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and not just by looking at the cast. The comedy derives from absurd situations and bawdy dialog. Again, most people love the movie, it gets a stellar IMDb-ranking... and I am deeply disappointed by the whole thing.
I just don't get everybody's love for Apatow's humor. The jokes are hit-and-miss. There are some scenes in this movie that are completely unnecessary, slowing the pacing down to a point where you keep checking the watch. Some characters are annoyingly unbelievable, like the smoking hot receptionist who just happens to be the nicest, most down-to-earth girl and falls in love with an unattractive slob such as the main character.
Seriously, I'm not asking for much when it comes to comedies, but when a movie gets as much praise as this one, I'm hoping for a little better entertainment. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" does have some good scenes, but all in all it is slightly amusing at best. If you liked "Knocked Up", you're gonna love this. If like me, you can't understand the buzz, wait for the movie to come out on DVD and rent it when nothing else is available.