Jason Segel writes and stars in this hilarious break-up comedy, with Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Paul Rudd, and Russell Brand.
Peter (Segel) is unceremoniously dumped by his actress girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Bell), after she reveals that she is with another man, a free-loving modern hippy rocker (Brand). So Peter goes off to Hawaii in order to lick his wounds. Unfortunately, once he arrives, he discovers Sarah and her new partner are staying in the same hotel, making Peter’s recovery from their long-term relationship extremely difficult. He sees them in the lusty hunger of new love, and rather than trying to move on, ends up wallowing in despair and crying unendingly.
Until, that is, Peter gains the attention of the hotel receptionist Rachel (Kunis), and the two enjoy a holiday romance that competes with Sarah Marshall and her rocker. As the two relationships become entwined within this beautiful location, heartbreak and hilarity ensue.
Continuing in the footsteps of a lot of Hollywood comedies recently, the makers have taken what is quite a simple story, put it in some exotic location and hoped to disguise it as something new. However, while the premise is redundant, the writing shines through. Segel, a promising comedy actor, has managed to capture many of the uglier truths about breaking up within his writing, making the film seem more human and less superficial. His character’s reaction to the whole event is very un-heroic, yet lovable, making him a perfect leading role.
The script is very funny in places, although tragically clichéd in others. Some of the subplots involving other characters on the island seem trivial and go unexplored.
Overall, though, the film had laugh out loud moments, an enigmatic leading actor, and even Russell Brand manages to impress with his lazy British accent and loose ideals.
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