My Friends Liked It, I Was Bored

Rating: 5/10 (21 September 2010)

Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) is a washed up rock star, but he has a guardian angel. Record label employee Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) comes up with an idea for a comeback... but the trick isn't making it happen so much as it is getting Snow to the show with his constant distractions.
A spin off from the underrated Jason Segel film, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", this film just seems to come up short for me in many ways. It has its strengths, such as catchy songs parodying rock and roll excess, and a plethora of bizarre cameos, including economist Paul Krugman, but the film's humor is ruined by too many dull moments.
Judd Apatow fans should not be fooled into thinking this is one of his works... he did not write this, nor did Segel (who is credited as the creator of the characters). Not to say the fans won't like it, but they should know what they're getting into.