Greek is not the word! Even though at times it was diddy good.

Rating: 6/10 (5 June 2010)

The sidesplitting and sharp comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is one flick I have not forgotten about. So I was all psyched on seeing "Get Him to the Greek" which is from the same director behind the Marshall plan; that being Nicholas Stoller. Well unfortunately it looks like Stoller has stolen 109 minutes from my existence, because "Get Him to the Greek" was an enormous disappointment. The Greek film stars Russell Brand as Aldous Snow of the band Infant Sorrow, who would be the same uproarious rock star character he played in a supporting role in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". Also in the Greek starring show is Marshall alumni Jonah Hill portraying Aaron Green, a record company assistant who is given the challenging task of accompanying (or more like babysitting) the out-of-control Snow from London to Los Angeles' Greek Theater for a scheduled Infant Sorrow comeback concert. Ruckus follows consistently as a neurotic Aaron does his best to control the alcohol & drug induced Snow on the ride from London (with pit stops in New York & Las Vegas) to the Greek, but to no avail. Sean "P. Diddy" Combs co-stars as the demanding record executive Sergio Roma who delegated the "snowjob" to Green. Rose Byrne plays Jackie Q., Snow's sexy pop star ex-girlfriend who shares a child with Snow, but now is Entering Sandman every night by mating with Lars Ulrich of Metallica. Elisabeth Moss also co-stars as Daphne, Green's longtime girlfriend who is more on the Daphne Duck side in the looks department. The movie does contain some gross-out comical scenes that provide a few chuckles but they wear out their welcome already during the film's second act. Brand was a riot in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" but his branded "highwire" rock star personification is not fit to lead a film. Hill's tiresome bit as the starstruck but determined assistant Green also started growing weary early in getting to the Greek. However, I do not fault Brand and Hill completely. They both got a raw deal by Stoller getting them a muddled & disconnected screenplay. The one thing that really rocked in "Get Him to the Greek" was the scene-stealing performance from Sean "P. Diddy" Combs as the self-centered but charismatic Roma. The movie worked when it was in Roma. To say that "Get Him to the Greek" is a forgettable movie is definitely not part of Greek Mythology, it is a fact! What a Greek tragedy! *** Average