Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I am generally not a huge fan of comedies. For a few, however, I give them a second chance and they end up growing on me. This definitely holds true for "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." The first time I saw this movie I was not impressed, but now it is one of my favorite go-to movies. It's frequently on HBO, and every time it is on I end up watching it and stay up to watch the whole thing no matter how many times I've seen it already.

I have no idea where Jason Segel came from -- his popularity seemed to come out of nowhere after his supporting role in "Knocked Up." He wrote and starred in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," revealing his true depth as a comedic frontrunner.

While I am not an avid fan of Kristen Bell or Russell Brand, I do love Mila Kunis and am very glad she is making her way from the television world to movies. She and Jason Segel have the perfect chemistry for this movie -- real enough and awkward enough to fit in with the plot and style of the film. Segel effectively uses very blunt and somewhat unexpected comedic strategies, and not wasting any time doing so as seen in the three full frontal shots in the first few minutes of the movie.

Overall "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" lightly tugs at all emotions, but most importantly keeps the viewer laughing throughout, and sometimes just saying "What the hell?" but in a very enjoyable way. It's worth a watch.