A very solid comedy!

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2020)

There's something really quite lovable about this film. It's nothing revolutionary but it does exactly you want it to do. It's a goofy late night comedy that knows what it is and embraces this fully.
The plot was pretty straight forward. Peter and Sarah break up and in an attempt to clear his head and move on, Peter heads to Hawaii. Unfortunately Sarah happens to be staying at the same resort with her new boyfriend. As you can imagine, hilarity and farce ensues. A very simple premise but executed very well. It never felt overly corny or cliched, although it was highly predictable. Forgetting Sarah Marshall makes for a lovely, bite sized and easy watch.
A lot of this enjoyment is down to the cast and characters. This is the first Segal written film I've seen, and he knows his way around a comedy character that's for sure. His character, Peter, was simply a fun character to spend a couple of hours with. He wasn't overly mopey which could have been draining had that been the direction Segal decided to go down. There wasn't anything too remarkable about Sarah or Rachel (played by Bell and Kunis respectively). They were decent enough characters and both had enough back story and development to make them interesting. One criticism would be of Russel Brand's Aldous Snow, who I was borderline bored of come the end of the film. He's an eclectic character, and thankfully the film toed the line with his inclusion, which could have been too much in my opinion.
The real triumph comes with the supporting cast. So many great comedy actors in this film which I had no idea about. Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig (albeit briefly), Paul Rudd! You'd expect nothing less than excellence from these comedy veterans, and that's what we got. Hill's character was spot on for me, exactly my kind of humour and a real highlight of the film. Bill Hader was also excellent, delivering some fantastic dialogue.
I'd find it hard to believe anybody hating Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It's not a revolutionary comedy, and if you've seen other Apatow productions you'll be familiar with some of the character/comedy styles, but that's by no means a bad thing. I had a blast watching this film, and will definitely be watching it again. A feel good comedy which won't disappoint.