Forgetting Sarah Marshall

There was a time when I would go to see most movies that came out based on the fact that I should broaden my horizons and take in what the world has to offer. However on getting married and the return of Doctor Who, my money situation does not allow me to be quite so flippant in its use, and quite frankly I want to go to the movies these days to be entertained. If I get something else out of it, that's great, but at the end of the day I just want to have enjoyed 90 minutes in an escapist world. So lots of mundane things determine my choice of movie these days and Deception was chosen because it had Hugh Jackman in it, while Forgetting Sarah Marshall was chosen primarily because of Kristen Bell (and let's face it, in that bikini, why not?)

From the makers of...well, let's just say the Seth Rogan posse (didn't 40 Year Old Virgin boost his career?), we get another movie that has the feel of a script written by a guy with a talent for witty dialogue and honest emotions. These films have a sort of Kevin Smith vibe to them, minus the constant swearing, drugs and crudity. That said we get to see a naked penis no less than three times on screen in this movie, so I'm not dissing Smith at all.

The story is pretty straight forward - guy is dumped by girl; he goes to Hawaii and there is girl with new boyfriend; he meets a new girl and falls for her; old girlfriend is dumped and she seduces guy; guy stupidly tells new girlfriend what happens and...you can guess the rest.

Bell is mostly used to be the straight..er...man to the others, but she does have a rather splendid moment where she bemoans the end of her television show and how she can't get into th movies unless she shows her boobs and gets a boob job which her little frame won't be able to handle. One wonders if this is Sarah Marshall talking about her crime show or Bell talking about Veronica Mars.

There's nothing particularly original in this film, except that clever dialogue and the idea of the lead character writing a musical about Dracula (curiously watching Blackula for inspiration...go figure) but it is a very entertaining film, and aside from the gorgeous Bell, it also has Mila Kunis who gets to flaunt her legs on occasion. Funny, sexy and heart warming.

"B-"