Get Him To The Greek****

Get Him To The Greek tells the story of Aaron Green (Jonah Hill), who is sent by his boss Sergio (P.Diddy) to fly to good old London town and take the loved and talented star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) back to L.A for a very important performance at The Greek Theatre. It turns out that Snow is lonely, constantly horny and getting him to leave London proves to be near on impossible.

There is no doubt this film was entertaining, however I felt that the comedy was inconsistent; there were some really laugh out loud moments, but it turned out I was the only one laughing. This is perhaps the sort of film that will depend on your personal sense of humour. Nevertheless, the acting was fantastic and Brand has gone higher in my estimations considering my first impression was rather deflated as I watched him on 'Big Brother's Big Mouth'. The two characters worked so well together with their clashing personalities; Aaron being just your regular working guy with relationship issues, and Aldous, the crazy egotistical drugged up (sometimes) rock star looking for some meaning in life. Snow becomes nothing less than a bad influence on Aaron, who believes he's completely broken off from his long-term girlfriend Daphne, and decides to party on down with Aldous.

Writer and director Nicholas Stoller, who also directed Forgetting Sarah Marshall in 2008, definitely knew what he was doing when he conveyed Brand as near on insane. The film is paced very well, at no point was I sat in my chair thinking "this is dragging" or "how long left?!" because I was too busy cringing at some highly uncomfortable scenes such as the three-some Snow suggests that he, Aaron and Daphne have to get Aaron's relationship back on track. Which, I might add, does not end well and reminds me of awkward fondles in your early teens. Jonah Hill's character is much different from Superbad and Knocked Up, which really reflects his ability to lunge himself into different roles. I really enjoyed him in this film, he was still his witty side-kick self but he had some serious moments too, although he was most entertaining when reflecting the effects of being drunk and smoking too much Geoffrey.

The songs were funny, all written by Brand himself and made up for all the potentially humorous scenes Stoller and Segel threw away. Aldous Snow's ability of snapping from the cool and relaxed rock star to pretentious and outrageous is what kept me laughing, especially from fighting with his dad to making sure Aaron's stroking the furry wall. Together as a team, despite slowly hating each other they develop a genuine friendship that even I could feel sitting in the audience. We also have Sean Combs (P.Diddy) to thank for the amusement, playing what appears to be a very hormonal boss, he slowly dwindles down to Aaron's drunken level and together they become another hilarious pair.

So, if you fancy a few giggles and enjoyed previous films Hill and Brand have been in, I definitely suggest this as one of your top summer films to go and see.