Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Filed Under Christina Aguilera,
Colm Meaney,
Elisabeth Moss,
G,
Jonah Hill,
Kristen Bell,
Paul Krugman,
Pharrell Williams,
Pink,
Rose Byrne,
Russell Brand,
Sean Combs
Duration |
1h 49m |
Rating (UK) |
15 |
Source of story |
An original screenplay using a character first seen in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”. |
Writers/Script |
Nicolas Stroller and Jason Segal (characters) |
Additional Info |
“The Greek” is the Greek Theatre a 5800 seat open air music venue in Los Angeles . |
Director |
Nicholas Stoller |
Starring |
Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Colm Meaney, Jonah Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Sean Combs, Kristen Bell, Pharrell Williams, Paul Krugman |
Elevator Pitch |
A minor record company executive is given the task of getting a burnt out British rock and roll idol from London to New York for a Today Show interview and then onwards to Los Angeles for a concert at the Greek. Failure will not be tolerated, but even so three days of drug and alcohol fuelled excess makes success unlikely. |
Content |
An almost continuous succession of set pieces containing drug taking, drinking, drunkeness, sex and nudity interspaced with some rather rude or ridiculous videos, some fun interviews and a number of pretty good rock numbers. |
A View |
I was ready to dislike this, not liking Russell Brand’s public persona at the time, but instead I really enjoyed it, and surprisingly so did the critics. There is good music and for me “The Clap” really stood out with its African drumming accompaniment. A fun watch if you are not easily offended. |
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