"Love hurts...until you finally meet the right person"

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2008)

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL is the perfect kick off to the summer season of comedies as last summer's wonderfully entertaining KNOCKED UP proved to be. Plus, the film captures what it means to lose someone when you are least expecting it, and how the hurt can propel you on a journey which may eventually bring you someone who will really make you happy. And Jason Segel is a character who the audience immediately likes from the first frame, and you can feel his anger and pain, as he attempts to forget Sarah and drown his sorrows.
The dialog is very "today" in what young couples experience and Segel makes for a very entertaining lead with Mila Kunis at his side. Kristen Bell is just another "Hollywood blonde" in a sea of young blonde's in Los Angeles and is unremarkable as Sarah Marshall-except of course, to Segel. The rest of the cast adds to the story and the location of Hawaii makes for a romantic background. But it is in the final scenes back in Los Angeles where the film really has magic and Segel creates a wonderful ending in FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL.