Get Russell to Hill.

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2015)

Get Him to the Greek (2010): Dir: Nicholas Stoller / Cast: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Elizabeth Moss, Sean Combs: One of the best comedies of the year, sporting a theme of rock music personas and reality. Jonah Hill plays a talent scout who has three days to get a washed up musician to a concert performance but in doing so, all sorts of things go wrong. Director Nicholas Stoller does a great job at reflecting upon his superb Forgetting Sarah Marshall, with numerous cameos. Russell Brand portrays the same character as in Forgetting Sarah Marshall only he is seen as lonely and drug dependent. As the film opens it is documented that his single "African Child" was a failure, and his marriage follows soon afterward. Hill makes a great foil in his drunken mishaps. He is under pressure with his job as well as his relationship but this outing ends up benefiting both he and Brand to great realizations. Elizabeth Moss plays Hill's nurse girlfriend who leaves Hill with the impression that their relationship is over but Brand poses a rather perverse solution. Rose Byrne plays Brand's former lover musician whom he regrets cutting ties with. She steals every scene she is in with her drunken behaviour. She will end up involved with another musician although she will clarify certain facts upon their next encounter. Sean Combs is hilarious as a conniving record company owner out to control Brand and cause Hill paranoia. Great comedy demonstrates the pressure of fame and the struggle to be real. The result is a comedy that will leave you laughing at the absurdity of it all. Score: 10 / 10