Very funny but also a heartbreaking story of celebrity madness.

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2010)

Yesterday I enjoyed a showing of "get him to the Greek" starring Russel Brand, Jonah Hill, and a breakout performance by Sean "puffy" Combs. Brand plays the part of washed up and drugged out international rock superstar Aldous Snow to perfection, seemingly drawing fro his own experience on the gritty streets and shady bathroom stalls of Great Britain where the comedian-cum-actor spent his younger days as a VJ for MTV's Heathrow office, where he allegedly got canned for introducing Kylie Minogue to his dealer. Jonah Hill delivers an equally poignant performance as Snow's weekend chaperone proving the Apatowian comedy formula holds strong and that a Keanu Reeves type leading man is not an integral part of producing a blockbuster. Sean Combs perhaps played the most hilarious role in the film as intense studio head "Sergio", and was responsible for many of the most memorable lines of the film, giving a performance described by Brand to be "his comedy equal". Though this film was laugh out loud funny throughout, it also effectively conveyed the surreal sadness and loneliness that celebrity life affords. Brand's personal take on the subject matter was obvious throughout and allowed for a realistic, though heartbreaking take on celebrity, drug use and the inevitable eventual descent into madness. This film was quite good and I recommend it, however the subject matter is not for the consumption of children.