Last week I saw a preview screening of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Produced by Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Knocked Up, etc...), I figured it would be funny. It definitely was. Except for a few Apatow regulars like Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd, who have small but hilarious roles, the cast is made up almost entirely of actors most known for their TV roles. The movie is about a guy, Peter, who gets dumped (How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel, who also wrote the film) and escapes to Hawaii to forget his ex (Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell) only to find her there with her new boyfriend. Actually though, the movie is a love story because Peter falls for Rachael (That 70s Show's Mila Kunis), a receptionist at the hotel that he (and his ex Sarah Marshall) are staying at. Another notable TV face - 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer plays a character very similar to his TV role: a sweet, slightly naive Southern boy who can't seem to get sex with his newlywed wife right.A little on the long side, like all Judd Apatow comedies, but for the most part you hardly notice the length because you're laughing the whole time. I have to say one of my favorite things about the movie is that there's a fair amount of full-frontal male nudity (by fair amount I mean about four quick shots) but there's not a single moment of female nudity. That's a refreshing change from the usual.
The movie comes out April 18th. I definitely recommend it.
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Jason Segel was Nick in Freaks and Geeks, one of Judd Apatow's first TV shows. or his first TV show. i'm not sure. there are all these posters around LA that say "I HATE YOU SARAH MARSHALL" and i was driving with my friend Sarah and she was like ahhhh whattt?
Full frontal male nudity? I'm there!
Enough of all of this full frontal male nudity. When are they going to start showing full female frontal nudity ? Until then, count me out !!
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