Get Him to the Greek (2010)

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• Directors C

  
  [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Jonah Hill and Russell Brand's chemistry in this comedy is simply outstanding. I hugely recommend buying Get Him To The Greek instead of going to see Hill's recent release 21 Jump Street which is… More
  [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Jonah Hill and Russell Brand's chemistry in this comedy is simply outstanding. I hugely recommend buying Get Him To The Greek instead of going to see Hill's recent release 21 Jump Street which is highly average and formulaic. Brand on the other hand, is better than ever. Considering the movie is closely related to music, I think that Brand should form his fictional band Infant Sorrow. He's actually a decent singer, as proven with this film. Its worth watching a couple times just for the tunes, but it's genuinely funny. Although not the best Judd Apatow comedy it's better than some of the others.

• Lady D

  
  [My predicted rating: 3] Admittedly this film is a bit of a yawn fest, with an occasional moment of laughter, those who enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall, unfortunately will not be in for a similar treat.

• Fernando Rafael Q

  
  Moderately enjoyable comedy from Nicholas Stoller, spun off the far better Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Funny enough to not qualify as a waste of time, but the tonal shifts and the sheer unlikability of its characters weigh Get Him to the Greek down. The performances are great, however.… More
  Moderately enjoyable comedy from Nicholas Stoller, spun off the far better Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Funny enough to not qualify as a waste of time, but the tonal shifts and the sheer unlikability of its characters weigh Get Him to the Greek down. The performances are great, however. Russell Brand was born to play obnoxious Aldous Snow; Jonah Hill and Elisabeth Moss are memorable, but it's Rose Byrne and (quite surprisingly) Sean 'Diddy' Combs who steal the whole show.

• Brad W

  
  Get Him to the Greek is hilarious and a soon to be classic comedy. The plot is a wild ride of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but it somehow adds a little heart into it. The cast is great, but the show stealer is Sean P Diddy Combs who is HILARIOUS. The jokes are sometimes simple,… More
  Get Him to the Greek is hilarious and a soon to be classic comedy. The plot is a wild ride of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but it somehow adds a little heart into it. The cast is great, but the show stealer is Sean P Diddy Combs who is HILARIOUS. The jokes are sometimes simple, but most of the time im laughing my ass off. A amazing and great movie.

• Matt G

  
  To start off this review, I would like to acknowledge that Get Him to the Greek should by no means be taken seriously. This hilarious spin-off of Russell Brand's rock-star character Aldous Snow, who was introduced in 2008's hit comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a laugh… More
  To start off this review, I would like to acknowledge that Get Him to the Greek should by no means be taken seriously. This hilarious spin-off of Russell Brand's rock-star character Aldous Snow, who was introduced in 2008's hit comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is a laugh riot, featuring great performances from Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. Jonah Hill stars as unsuccessful music producer Aaron Green, who has just been hired to travel to England, and bring the notorious, drug-addicted rock star Aldous Snow to the Greek Theater to perform at a concert in 72 hours. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently, a whole lot can go wrong, and Aaron Green has the experience of a lifetime. Sounds preposterous, no? That is exactly what it is, a dark comedy that isn't afraid to say anything, which is due to most of the graphic language. If you enjoy dirty comedies with great acting and a stellar soundtrack, than Get Him to the Greek is the film for you.

• First L

  
  How much comedy gold can be mined from the old "sex, drugs and rock-n-roll" cliches? Approximately ten minutes worth, apparently. Russell Brand's dopey yet hyper-sexual/"pseudo Bono"- rock star persona "Aldous Snow" (first seen in "Forgetting… More
  How much comedy gold can be mined from the old "sex, drugs and rock-n-roll" cliches? Approximately ten minutes worth, apparently. Russell Brand's dopey yet hyper-sexual/"pseudo Bono"- rock star persona "Aldous Snow" (first seen in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall") has recorded a disasterous pop song about his "inner african child" that's resulted in not only damage to his career but also to his love life with "psuedo-Lady Gaga" singer, Jackie Q. Meanwhile, the recording industry is in a slump and label CEO Sergio (Sean 'PUFF DADDY' Combs) is looking for hot new ideas to generate revenue. One of his employees (Jonah Hill), who also happens to be a super fan of Aldous', pitches the idea of a concert to commemorate the last time Snow was huge in the charts. Puffy agrees and assigns Hill to bring Snow to the Greek Theater for the concert. The rest of the film involves Hill trying to get Aldous to the Greek (hence the title!). A lot of the comedy in this film comes from the notion that Russell Brand is intrinsically funny, and therefore there is very little need to focus on injecting any actual comedy into the script. It's a shame too, because Russell Brand can be great (as in Forgetting Sarah Marshall), but there has to be some effort put into the writing. Maybe Aldous Snow is better in small doses, like an SNL character, he's just not cut out for his own full length film. I'm not sure what the case is, only that Get Him To The Greek is missing something. Actually, it's a perfectly watchable movie, the premise and the story are fine, it's just a lack of humor that makes it so... blah. Blah. Just all too reminscent of other recent "comedies" (I'm looking at you, "Date Night"), in that somebody forgot to put in the laughs.

• Bethany M

  
  One of the best comedy sequels ever made. You can't not find this film funny! Russell Brand and Jonah Hill are babes. They work so well together. Fantastic!

• paul s

  
  Like a TV spinoff, where you take a minor character and then do a series all about them, Get Him To The Greek has the wacky rock star from Forgetting Sarah Marshall as the focus of the film, Aldous Snow. The film even includes a nice nod to the original film when Snow passes by a TV… More
  Like a TV spinoff, where you take a minor character and then do a series all about them, Get Him To The Greek has the wacky rock star from Forgetting Sarah Marshall as the focus of the film, Aldous Snow. The film even includes a nice nod to the original film when Snow passes by a TV screen in an airport; pauses, looks at the screen and mumbles in his Brit accent " I believe I've shagged her". The film tells the story of Snow, who was once THE rock star, but after a disastrous, self serving album and the subsequent celebrity breakup, he finds himself an afterthought. Jonah Hill plays a low level record exec, challenged by his boss (a hilarious turn by P Diddy) to come up with a fresh idea. Idolizing the fallen star, Hill suggests a comeback concert for Snow, and when Diddy greenlights the idea it's off to the races - with Hill flying to London to shepherd Snow first to NY for an appearance on the Today Show, and then to LA for the big concert at The Greek. Of course Snow, the consummate rock star as portrayed by Russell Brand, has other ideas, leading the duo through a drunken mélange of clueless debauchery and missed appointments. There are some laugh out loud moments, particularly when Snow reunites with his father, a bass player in the pit band of Rat Pack look alikes in Vegas. Colm Meaney plays dear old dad for all it's worth and it's the part of the film in Vegas, plus some truly funny songs lyrics and the opening video of "African Child" that give this film it's high marks. On the flip side, there are skits that fall flat, like the ménage a trios scene between Snow, Hill, and Hill's GF... I suppose the scene served a point, but was it really necessary? I know it wasn't funny. I suppose one could argue that the film has a certain bit of depth, looking into the psyche of the rock star, but you get the same type of stuff with Entourage on TV so it comes as no revelation, just a nice character turn by Brand. In all, there was enough good stuff here to lead me to recommend this - I laughed enough that I could forgive the stuff that didn't work... kind of like Forgetting Sarah Marshall as a matter of fact - both films are enjoyable to a point, but won't be winning any awards any time soon.

• Drake T

  
  GHtoG works with a tiring theme (lonely rockstar) but Brand and dare-I-say P.Diddy rally up the laughs and personality that make this successful. I also enjoy the uneven tone of the film, making the otherwise formulaic plot less direct and the emotion/complexities are usually read… More
  GHtoG works with a tiring theme (lonely rockstar) but Brand and dare-I-say P.Diddy rally up the laughs and personality that make this successful. I also enjoy the uneven tone of the film, making the otherwise formulaic plot less direct and the emotion/complexities are usually read between the lines on top of Brand's seemingly "random" juvenile antics. A good watch for any fan of comedy but rarely racks up the swelling emotion that it's meant to.

• Jason C

  
  This was good for a few laughs, but it's far from anything special. Neither of the main actors is strong enough to carry an entire film. Neither one is very funny either. This is uneven, boring and awkward. Avoid.

• Tim S

  
  What a waste of a great idea. The problem with this movie is tone. Plain and simple. It started off hilarious and I enjoyed every second of the dynamic between Brand and HIll and even P. Diddy (although he got a little annoying towards the end). But then it turns into this sappy,… More
  What a waste of a great idea. The problem with this movie is tone. Plain and simple. It started off hilarious and I enjoyed every second of the dynamic between Brand and HIll and even P. Diddy (although he got a little annoying towards the end). But then it turns into this sappy, awful run of the mill, sentimental bullshit that drove me up the wall. I guess you could call it a SPOILER, but I am really saving you the stupidity if you turn the movie off after Brand suggests the threesome. Because after that, the movie goes bat shit crazy and does not recover from the shift in tone. Call me jaded, but I could give fuck all about a guy who swims through a river of shit and comes out clean on the other side unless your name is Andy Dufrane.

• Bruce B

  
  Didn't think I was going to like this film, and after the first 4 minutes I was sure of it, But how WRONG I was. This film is about as good a comedy that's out there on the market today. The more I see Jonah Hill the more I like him, and teaming up with Russell Brand brought… More
  Didn't think I was going to like this film, and after the first 4 minutes I was sure of it, But how WRONG I was. This film is about as good a comedy that's out there on the market today. The more I see Jonah Hill the more I like him, and teaming up with Russell Brand brought all that more out in him. All the other reviews tell you what it is about. I'm telling you if your down and need a laugh this will do it for you. 4 Stars

• Melvin W

  
  No where even remotely close to as good as Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The jokes for the most part were stale, and unfunny. The best example of this is P Diddy explaining the mind fuck. Just because you repeatedly say mind fuck doesn't make it funny.

• Mike S

  
  There was a time when I really hated Russell Brand. His narcisstic persona and general unfunniness, simply got on my nerves big time. In this film though I somehow I didn't mind him. Perhaps it's because he plays a washed-up rock star with an enormously bloated ego, that I… More
  There was a time when I really hated Russell Brand. His narcisstic persona and general unfunniness, simply got on my nerves big time. In this film though I somehow I didn't mind him. Perhaps it's because he plays a washed-up rock star with an enormously bloated ego, that I suddenly didn't reject to his presence. I mean, the role does fit him like a glove. The script is pretty witty as well, with Jonah Hill delivering his trademark performance. Best thing about the whole movie though is the cameo by P. Diddy. Not only can he act (yeah, I'm as astonished as you are), but he steals the show in every scene he's in. The little gag he does about "mindfucking" is some truly hilarious stuff. And with so many clever punches directed towards the music industry, the spoof-lover in me was smiling agreeably.

• Kristijonas F

  
  Some funny moments from the Russell Brand/Jonah Hill duo and a pretty clever script help make this movie a decently enjoyable experience - although some of the humor is worn out and rather dry.

• Carlos M

  
  A decent spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, not as delightful and touching as the former comedy but still funny and surprisingly sweet. Jonah Hill and Russell Brand are great, and they make this film totally worth seeing. "When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry… More
  A decent spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, not as delightful and touching as the former comedy but still funny and surprisingly sweet. Jonah Hill and Russell Brand are great, and they make this film totally worth seeing. "When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry wall."

• Crash E

  
  The movie was hilarious, Can't stop laughing through the entire movie, especially in the jeffrey cocktail drugs part, it was so funny, and the best part in the movie is Lars Ulrich scene (enter sandman)

• Shawn E

  
  A laugh-out-loud adventure full of drugs, sex, and mischief.

• Ken S

  
  Thoroughly entertaining. Russel Brand and P. Diddy are hilarious

• Julie B

  
  I'm going to go with "mildly amusing."

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