Get Him to the Greek

By Jay Jung

(visit www.jayjung1018.blogspot.com for original review)

When Gatsby (AJ) tells you to do something, you gotta do it...especially if he calls you "old sport." So, here it is. The movie review for Get Him to the Greek. Now, I usually don't enjoy these comedy movies. The last one I saw was "The Hangover," and quite frankly, I thought it sucked. People had hyped it up so much. Almost every goddamn Facebook group that I saw on my mini-feed while I was "alive" (before I quit facebook) had something to do with The Hangover. I had decided to see it to find out what all that hype was about. Ironically, even after watching it, I still don't know. I certainly wouldn't take time to make a Facebook group about it... So, going into this movie, I thought it would be the same old crap that they squeeze out to make retards laugh. Fortunately, I was wrong. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in my life watching a movie before.

The movie revolves around a music fanatic named Aaron Green (Jonah Hill), an all around average guy who lives with his girlfriend. He works at a record company run by none other than Sergio (P. Diddy, or whatever the hell his name is now...). Sergio puts Aaron in charge of bringing Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), a has-been rockstar from England, back to the United States to play an anniversary concert. The entire movie is based around Aaron's 72 hour "adventure" with Aldous. For the majority of the movie, Aaron is Aldous's little bitch and must do everything to please Aldous to get him to play the concert...to name a few things, Aaron is forced to "find a friend" named H-E-R-O-I-N, smoke a "Geoffrey" (a joint filled with various kinds of drugs), get his ass penetrated by a dildo, and have a nasty threesome with his girlfriend and Aldous. Eventually, the two characters develop a friendship. Aldous realizes how much of a shallow life he has been living and to please his fans, becomes sober. Everyone lives happily ever after.

Now, because I'm "dead", I don't know how many Facebook groups have popped up because of this movie, but it definitely deserves any hype that it gets. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and it kept me laughing. It definitely fulfilled its purpose as a comedy movie. The plot was engaging, but I felt at one point that it was repetitive. All of it was just drinking after drinking, partying after partying. I wasn't annoyed by it, but it did catch my attention. Usually, when I watch movies, I can't really tell how the acting is...so I won't try to evaluate it. Instead, I'll highlight how well some characters were portrayed. Aaron, the average uptight guy who needed to learn to let go (or become more "Kurupt" as some would say..), and Aldous, the deadbeat British rockstar who had been already living a life of "Kuruption," were phenomenally acted out. Both actors represented these two characters as they should have been. I was most impressed with Sergio acted out by P. Diddy. He was the primary humor factor in the movie, being in charge of some of the most hilarious moments in the movie. (Mindf*cking to name one) P. Diddy did a great job. If there was an MVP title given to an actor in a movie, he would have gotten it.

One last thing I want to mention is that the movie is definitely not for all age groups...I'm quite certain that anyone over the age of 40 (with a few exceptions..) would NOT appreciate this movie. I mean, even when I was watching the movie, two old couples walked out during the middle of the movie. I understand though. Most of the humor isn't really clean and it is directed to more modern and "hip" audience. On that note, to those of you who have a good sense of humor and are looking for a good time and a great laugh with friends, absolutely give this one a try.