Glossy Movie Review: Get Him To The Greek

If you are looking for a comedy with simple humour, this film is for you. However if you are like me and like your comedy served with a slice of integrity then I would not recommend ‘Get Him to the Greek’.

By simple comedy I mean obvious jokes – how funny can vomit, broken bones, ‘drunken man makes a fool of himself’ scenario be when so monotonous and predictable. P. Diddy’s, who is supposed to be the comedic genius of this film, performance was mediocre. We were led to believe he would be portrayed in this enlightening way and not at all how we would expect however he was presented as a music mogul who is obnoxious and greedy (is it me or is this the general impression of P.Diddy?) His jokes were either racist or just consisted of the F-word with a few other obscenities thrown in for good measure.

The storyline was incredibly predictable too, drunk/drug addict rock star is out of control and has to be controlled, ultimately he realises that it is the music that makes him happy and that being sober/clean is not only the best way to be but also achievable with a snap of the fingers.  When the love sub-plot came into play I warmed to the film slightly however that too ended disappointingly with Aaron giving up on his hopes and giving in to his demanding girlfriend.

I am such a fan of Russell Brand’s stand up but unfortunately his intelligent and charismatic persona did not transfer to the big screen. Nevertheless his sexiness made up for a lot! If you are looking for a cheap/easy laugh (or just fancy eyeing up Russell) then you may like this film a lot more than I did. I really wanted to enjoy this film but the comedy just did not cut it for me and I cringed far too much.

Post by Aimee