A fun raunchy comedy that hits the mark

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2010)

I was lucky enough to see an advanced screening of this movie last week in Las Vegas and there was a short Q&A with Russel Brand and Jonah Hill after the screening.
I would say this movie is a solid 7.5 out of 10, but that isn't really an option. The comedy in this movie lands well almost all of the time, and the story more or less takes a backseat to the comedy until the final 30 minutes or so.
That is really the only part where the movie falls short. The story putters along adding more and more along the way, and the closing struggles to wrap it all up because it doesn't do anything to invest itself along the way. But the whole idea of the movie is to put the story in the backseat and have the audience enjoy the ride of the loosely stringed together jokes, and that is where it shines.
T.J. Miller (notable from Cloverfield and She's Out of My League) has a fantastic turn as a concierge that Aaron has a short run-in with. Rose Byrne does a fantastic job of moderately offending you while making you laugh, and it is a definite departure from her past roles. There are plenty of fantastic cameos that serve their purpose to elevate the comedy to another level.
By far, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs steals the show as Sergio. The natural biased to accepting him as an actor dissolves by the time his first scene is over and you're too busy laughing to care anymore. The power of the comedy that was wrote for him overpowers your want for an actor you thought would be better suited for the role. It isn't until the hotel- chase sequence that you realize the casting was perfect for him.
This film sets out to make you laugh and does exactly that in spades. The only qualms come from the story aspect, and when you're going to see a movie like this you shouldn't ever expect too terribly much from the story. "Get Him to the Greek" is extremely funny, easily watchable, and does its semi-source material (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) justice.