A rocking musical satire

Rating: 8/10 (6 June 2010)

In Get Him To The Greek, Jonah Hill plays Aaron, an assistant for record producer Sergio (Sean "P. Diddy" Combs). When Aaron is sent to pick up Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), a washed out, alcoholic rock star who is performing at a theater in California, Aaron figures out it's not as easy as it appear. The film then goes into a raunchy but hilarious film that makes my list as one of the funniest films thus far this year. Jonah Hill has learned to become a good, funny actor without being consistently wacky, and Brand is also very funny, and as a former alcoholic, very authentic in his performance. The real scenery chewer, though, is Sean "P. Diddy" Combs who had me falling out of my seat with laughter every time he came on screen. He was a fresh idea rolled up in a very funny character. I also liked the music. Yes, Brand's Snow is supposed to be making fun of the rock music world, but his voice and the execution make his music surprisingly good. The one complaint I did have is the last 20 minutes or so, which goes on for way too long and gets too sappy. I think they really wanted to make their point but they tried to make it too hard. That said, Get Him To The Greek is a funny, well made raunchfest that also has a heart and soul to it.