get him to the greek

ah, i do love russell brand. this quazi sequel to 'forgetting sarah marshall' follows jonah hill as he is sent to get the rockstar aldous snow, played by russell brand. we follow the two of them as jonah must try to get him to his next big gig at the greek theater in l.a. so that they can save his career. the humor is really funny as jonah at first tries to get brand away from his excessive drug use and into some sort of lucid state so that they can make the gig. the journey takes them to some pretty strange places, including a visit to see brand's father, played hilariously by colm meaney. there are some great gags in here, and p. diddy does a fantastic job in his role as the boss of brand's record label. brand is really on fire here as he acts ridiculous, but still has such an innocent heart. there are moments of pure chaos, but then there are also moments of depth that were quite unexpected from this crazy comedy. i look forward to seeing this one again on dvd when it will, i'm sure, include a few extra bits that were cut for the theatrical release!