For some reason- making a movie out of the best part of another great movie fails

Rating: 4/10 (5 June 2010)

As a huge fan of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I originally had extremely high hopes for the movie. All of the best lines in Sarah Marshall were delivered by Russel Brand, and they were delivered perfectly. "Take my Eyes but not my shirt!". After seeing the preview I adjusted my expectations for this movie downward significantly.
After the first 40 minutes of the movie I thought I was going to enjoy it, but every remaining minute of the film proved me wrong. At exactly, 40 minutes the tone, quality and fun of the movie went from about a 6.5 to a 4 at best. There are at least two very long scenes (5-10 minutes each) in the movie that I thought, why did no one in the room acting this out not ask, why? I am surprised that the movie was released in its current form.
Also, 80% of the jokes in this movie are about drugs? Some drug movies are funny, and some drug jokes are funny in regular movies, but it didn't work at all here.
I found that by the end of the movie when the characters had their big moments, I simply did not care. I didn't care what happened to any of them. I saw this in the theater, and will not be renting this when it comes out in Redbox for $1, and I own most, if not all of Judd Apatow's other movies.
If you're a fan of Sarah Marshall, you should pass, and re-watch it instead, but you won't, like I did. If you're not a fan of Sarah Marshall, don't bother.