“I just went from six to midnight.”

Tonight my sister and I went out on the town for dinner and a movie. Despite the fact that we got the bottom contents of the popcorn machine, it was a satisfactory Judd Apatow experience.

The first thing we find out when watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall is that Jason Segal is circumsised. Uh, thank God for that. With all the initial penis-flashing, I was really afraid that they were going to rely on such “gags” to hold the movie up. As it carried on, Jason Segal and Kristen Bell acted as though they were the only two people in a very quiet, empty auditorium, and all I wanted was for Seth Rogan to rush in and save the day. However, as soon as our protagonist Peter (pun intended?) gets to Hawaii, Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd show up and help the movie eventually stand on its own two (completely Rogan-less) feet.

Ever so slightly more romantic comedy than raunch-fest, Forgetting Sarah Marshall brings three new faces to the Apatow Family–Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and the hilarious Russell Brand. Brand stars as English rocker Aldous Snow and I can only hope that he pops up in another film soon, perhaps as a slightly less stereotypical character. Mila Kunis was lovely and cute and I really enjoyed her role, though perhaps it’s because I’ve only ever heard her as Meg Griffin and the annoying Jackie of That 70’s Show. Forth will be more than pleased to know that Kristen Bell not only acted much better than she does in Heroes, but she looks unbelievably hot and well-dressed throughout the film. Bitch made me want to buy a treadmill and a bag of carrots and I’m not even that kind of girl. Even more, her role is rife with sexual instances, all of which I’m sure Forth will be happy to witness.

Perhaps Apatow will work into making each of the usual suspects a main character in one of his films–but maybe only if they write it, as Jason Segal did this time around. I think Paul Rudd is more than overdue for a starring role that doesn’t suck, but then again I fell in love with him circa Prince Paris in Romeo+Juliet. To end with a bit of hilarity from his character Kunu, “I like her red hair. I wonder if the carpet matches her pubes.” Ah, comic gold.

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