Jonah Hill and Russel Brand reprise their roles as characters from the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall in this raunchy comedy in the same vain as The Hangover. In Get Him To the Greek Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) is given the task by his boss to go and retrieve famous rock star Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) and bring him to the Greek theater for an anniversary concert. The only problem is that Aldous is intent on staying where he or making side trips for drugs and sex.
This film is from the same director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The problem is that the source material is not so solid. There was so many underlying messages and substance material in Forgetting Sarah Marshall that the raunchiness wasn't so horrid. Unfortunately this time around there is very little substance and a whole lot more sex jokes. In fact, that's what most of the movie is. Sex and drug jokes. It's wrong but it's funny. Just like the hangover. That doesn't make this a great film. It's an all right film. It seems that about half the movie is funny and other is just frustrating or incredibly wrong. But if there is one great thing to be said about the film it's that by the end it points out how a life of sex, drugs, and rock and roll could very well leave one alone and empty inside.
There are a few new twists with the characters, including more ridiculous Aldous Snow songs, including one about fuzzy walls which is pretty entertaining. But the reality we probably didn't need an entire movie about this character. It's just not quite good enough.
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