6.5/10- Very funny but...

Rating: 7/10 (10 June 2010)

Don't you remember those days when you'd hear your favorite singer on the radio, and would think "I want to work for him!"? Then as you older, find out the easy way (that is, by reading the news and such) that it's not such a glamorous life after all? Well, unfortunately, Aaron Green, a Record Company assistant who is a big fan of Alodus "Infant Sorrow" Snow, has to find it out the hard way... that is, actually work for him. And so begins the hilarious spin off of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".
Aaron Green is working for a dying record company. His manager Sergio, played in a hilarious performance from P. Diddy, needs ideas quick. However, Aaron comes up with one quick idea: the 10th anniversary of Infant Sorrow's legendary show at the Greek in Los Angeles is coming up, and the perfect way to celebrate is to have an anniversary concert at the exact venue. Sergio approves of the deal, so he is given three days to fly to London, get Alodus Snow to New York City for an interview and performance on "The Today Show", then back to Los Angeles for the concert. So it sounds simple, right? Actually, wrong. The moment Green meets Snow in London, a nightmare begins. Snow is a drugged out and alcoholic man who lives with his mom after his breakup with female pop sensation Jackie Q and the flop (and mass criticism of his apparently horrible record "African Child", oft regarded "The worst thing to happen to Africa since Apartheid". Crazy parties including absinthe consumption, ugly sex, and unexpected detours begin. Just pray to god that they'll get to Los Angeles on time, okay? Now enough of the babbling about the plot, let's get to the bottom of it. Personally, I enjoyed the movie. I mean, I knew what it was gonna be- a rude and crude comedy from Apatow. His movies are often that, and this is no different. The movie has excellent performances from Russell Brand and P. Diddy, and especially a different direction for Jona Hill. There's plenty of gags and laughs, plenty of grossout moments and WTF scenes.
However, there's something missing from the movie I can't seem to find. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's because of the fact that some scenes, including the "Jeffery" scene, go on for too long, and as a result, beat the audience to death with the joke because they feel that the audience isn't laughing, its almost Stoller's way of saying "laugh, dammit, laugh!". Also, I found some scenes to be a bit too dark (granted I love dark things). About 10 minutes before the concert, some scenes are just downright depressing. Not to mention the heroin scene at the Vegas hotel. Also, the movie is a tad too long, and at least 10 minutes could have been removed.
In short, it's good laugh fare if you just want a nice little comedy with crude jokes and Brand, but just don't expect too much. I personally find Forgetting Sarah Marshall to be a lot better.