Now one of my faves, Apatow's best

When I first heard of the film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" I didn't think much of it and wasn't really feeling like watching it, But that was before I was fully aware of how good Judd Apatow really was, though I had already seen his previous work like "40 Year Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up". I loved both those flicks, but Sarah Marshall was a little better. I know that is a lot to say, but you will see if you watch it. He really made his mark in this film and proved himself to be one of the best around.

Having already been a fan of Jason Segel in his role on "How I Met Your Mother" where he is pretty good and has a lot of witty dialogue, I knew he wouldn't disappoint me as Peter Bretter in this film. I admit, he was a bit annoying on the rare occasion, but overall he really was golden and had me laughing hysterically. A fair warning though, he is completely nude in a couple of scenes, but it adds to the humor of the movie. He was definitely my favorite character. Though Segel Sparked, he was not the only great performer. There was Mila Kunis (That 70's Show) who was honestly pretty amazing and really proved that she has what it takes to act in feature films. She was gorgeous throughout the whole film as well. Paul Rudd, Kristin Bell, Russel Brand, and Jonah Hill also starred and did not disappoint. Bell played the bitchy ex girlfriend who dumped Peter at the beginning of the movie because she was with another guy, played by Russel Brand. They were a perfect couple seeing as they were both selfish and irrogant jerks in the film. I was surely impressed by the characters and the development of them. There wasn't one boring character and it seemed like even the smaller roles got fair screen time. I was connected to them while I was watching, and when it ended, I wanted to see more, like a sequel or something because they were so real. It was like I could befriend them in real life.

The story is the best in a comedy since "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and "Hot Fuzz". It was rather basic, but was pulled of very well. I found it very difficult to look away because of how appealing it was. I probably laughed at half or more of the scenes and had a hard time not laughing. To put that into simpler words, I would say this is the best comedy of 2008, and one of my all-time favorites. If you have not watched it, please do. I cannot recommend it enough.

9.7/10