Ambitious young record company intern Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) will let nothing get in the way of his planned rise to the top in the music business -- not even the unruly rock star (Russell Brand) he must escort to Los Angeles for the start of his anniversary concert. Doing whatever it takes to get the rocker from Point A to Point B, Aaron encounters all manners of mishaps in this comedy directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow.
Cast: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Colm Meaney, Aziz Ansari, Da'Vone McDonald, Lino Facioli
Director: Nicholas Stoller
This movie was hilarious. But let me just get something straight right off the bat. This movie was hilarious because I don't mind dirty humor....and this movie had a lot of that.
Like: I enjoyed every single actor and every single character. Best actor definately goes to Elisabeth Moss though. When I saw her in Mad Men I wondered if she could pull anything else off....and she definately can. In a way her character was pivatol to the film...yeah...hear me out. The film opens with Jonah Hill in bed and Elisabeth Moss, his girlfriend, comes home from working her night shift at the hospital. If she didn't make the audience realize that her relationship with Jonah Hill could actually be legitimate then right off the bat we would have doubts about not only her character but Jonah Hill's character too. And when the whole movie centers around Jonah Hill the audience needs to like him.
Like: Russel Brand. How can you not just love him. He played the same character as he did in Forgetting Sarah Marshall....which was a good idea but the whole movie I kept thinking...ok...he was supposed to be in this 7 year relationship with Rose Byrne...so when did Sarah Marshall fall into all of this...was he still going out with Rose Byrne. I think I need to rewatch Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Oh and I liked how Russell Brand wasn't doing that crazy hair thing in the back.
Like: Rose Byrne did a great job...her character, Jackie Q, was just hilarous. She was a musician...or singer I guess...and her songs were sooo hilarous. Emily Blunt was supposed to play Jackie Q but I think it worked out better in the end with Rose Byrne. Don't get me wrong...I love Emily Blunt but I just couldn't see her singing those songs or even being in a relationship with Russell Brand.
Like: The music was hilarous. I want to buy the soundtrack...I'm not kidding. The songs were actually song by Russell Brand under the fake name Infant Sorrow...there is actually a website.... http://www.infantsorrowband.com/ and even the song titles are hilarious...
Pound Me in the Buttox - Jackie Q
The Clap - Infant Sorrow
Bangers, Beans and Mash - Infant Sorrow
Like: The downfall with any funny movie: every single funny part being in the preview. This was not the case. I laughed soo much. I can't even pick a favorite scene.
Dislike: ummm...i gotta think of one I guess...the movie dragged a little tinny tiny bit in the middle.
Note: I don't know why I say films and why I sometimes say movies. But I guess I just start typing...and for instance, I called this one a movie. I'm not one of those omg you have to say film its a film. I just type what I want....but I guess I would call this a movie...it wasn't made to be thought provoking it was made to be entertaining.
Overall Recommendation: If you aren't a prude then you have to watch this movie!
Budget: $40 million
Gross: $68 million (15% non-US) *estimate
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