Get Him to the Greek – Movie Review
Outright hilarious, scandalous and outrageous scenes, ‘Get Him to the Greek’ has it all. The director, Nicholas Stoller also directed the romance comedy of ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’. In this movie, anything and everything is possible. Have you ever seen a white man give birth to an African child?
If not, this is your opportunity. ‘Get Him to the Greek’ goes out of its way to include a collection of jokes. Russell Brand plays the eccentric rock star, with Jonah Hill as Aaron Green constantly on his heels to get to the Los Angeles concert hall named ‘The Greek’. Sean Combs features the record executive and plays a fair share in entertaining the audience, albeit the minor parts which P. Diddy featured in.
Aaron Green’s task? Head to England, escort the singer to the plane and fly to Los Angeles together in the span of seventy-two hours. How hard can it possibly be you may wonder? With Aldous Snow as the singer, it gets monstrously hard. With that assignment, the adventure begins. Aldous Snow’s career takes a big hit after releasing his latest single, ‘African Child’ (you can probably guess why once you YouTube it). Regardless of Snow’s notorious scandal with his personal life and failure with his single, Aaron Green still proposes to hold a 10-year anniversary concert for his idol. Hence, Green’s life is exposed to a spectrum of obscenities – all drug induced. From getting drunk whilst keeping Snow sober to carrying drugs up his rear end through airport security and keeping it in that position even when needing to sneeze.
However, as comical or senseless it may be, this movie may not be appropriate for the weak hearted. To laugh at some of the jokes you would need a very strong sense of humour (and heart, to take it). Do not, ever, watch this with your younger siblings, your parents or your grandparents. Some jokes may be twisted so far that you may have several five-seconds pause where you just rewind the line repeatedly in your head. Some jokes may make you laugh so hard, your stomach just knots itself inside out. Some jokes may just make you lose your appetite and throw it out the nearest window, regardless of how big of an eater you may be.
Although ‘Get Him to the Greek’ has its moments, there were also some parts which did not turn out to be as humorous. Aldous Green can be portrayed self-destructive, narcissistic and a train wreck. Is it wrong? With the debauchery linked with the constant drug abuse and idiocy, you may not be wrong to think so. ‘Get Him to the Greek’ can be classified as crassly funny and as mentioned, is not suitable for all ages. Yet, at the same time, the movie acknowledges the sinister life and reveals some of the dark mystery in the overly bright spotlight we focus in Hollywood.
On top of that, all characters portray a noteworthy character. Russell Brand plays the rock star whose life fell apart when he publicly split from his wife of seven years, ultimately falling off the wagon. Despite the relationship with his father, he still manages to come to terms with his situation and learn to care for others. Aaron Green plays the worker chasing after his lifelong fan and becomes an inspiration to Aldous Snow. P. Diddy shows the ugly side of the music industry and executes his character with hilarity and memorable quotes. Jonah Hill on the other hand, constantly illustrates the never-ending commitment and perseverance in completing his assignment. In fact, he manages to kill two birds with one stone by also being there to witness the revival of his lifelong idol in ‘The Greek’ concert hall.
Overall, it was time well spent and a great distraction to relieve stress. It is one of those light movies you watch when time is not exactly your biggest worries or when the urge to procrastinate awakens once again. It is a great insight through the eyes of the typical rock star, for those who have ever wondered how life would have or may turn out. Alas, for any stressful endeavours in the future, the advice for the week is:
‘When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry wall’.
BY NUR HAMIZAH JAMAL
If not, this is your opportunity. ‘Get Him to the Greek’ goes out of its way to include a collection of jokes. Russell Brand plays the eccentric rock star, with Jonah Hill as Aaron Green constantly on his heels to get to the Los Angeles concert hall named ‘The Greek’. Sean Combs features the record executive and plays a fair share in entertaining the audience, albeit the minor parts which P. Diddy featured in.
Russell Brand as Aldous Snow with Jonah Hill as Aaron Greenberg in Universal Pictures' Get Him to the Greek.
Aaron Green’s task? Head to England, escort the singer to the plane and fly to Los Angeles together in the span of seventy-two hours. How hard can it possibly be you may wonder? With Aldous Snow as the singer, it gets monstrously hard. With that assignment, the adventure begins. Aldous Snow’s career takes a big hit after releasing his latest single, ‘African Child’ (you can probably guess why once you YouTube it). Regardless of Snow’s notorious scandal with his personal life and failure with his single, Aaron Green still proposes to hold a 10-year anniversary concert for his idol. Hence, Green’s life is exposed to a spectrum of obscenities – all drug induced. From getting drunk whilst keeping Snow sober to carrying drugs up his rear end through airport security and keeping it in that position even when needing to sneeze.
However, as comical or senseless it may be, this movie may not be appropriate for the weak hearted. To laugh at some of the jokes you would need a very strong sense of humour (and heart, to take it). Do not, ever, watch this with your younger siblings, your parents or your grandparents. Some jokes may be twisted so far that you may have several five-seconds pause where you just rewind the line repeatedly in your head. Some jokes may make you laugh so hard, your stomach just knots itself inside out. Some jokes may just make you lose your appetite and throw it out the nearest window, regardless of how big of an eater you may be.
Although ‘Get Him to the Greek’ has its moments, there were also some parts which did not turn out to be as humorous. Aldous Green can be portrayed self-destructive, narcissistic and a train wreck. Is it wrong? With the debauchery linked with the constant drug abuse and idiocy, you may not be wrong to think so. ‘Get Him to the Greek’ can be classified as crassly funny and as mentioned, is not suitable for all ages. Yet, at the same time, the movie acknowledges the sinister life and reveals some of the dark mystery in the overly bright spotlight we focus in Hollywood.
On top of that, all characters portray a noteworthy character. Russell Brand plays the rock star whose life fell apart when he publicly split from his wife of seven years, ultimately falling off the wagon. Despite the relationship with his father, he still manages to come to terms with his situation and learn to care for others. Aaron Green plays the worker chasing after his lifelong fan and becomes an inspiration to Aldous Snow. P. Diddy shows the ugly side of the music industry and executes his character with hilarity and memorable quotes. Jonah Hill on the other hand, constantly illustrates the never-ending commitment and perseverance in completing his assignment. In fact, he manages to kill two birds with one stone by also being there to witness the revival of his lifelong idol in ‘The Greek’ concert hall.
Overall, it was time well spent and a great distraction to relieve stress. It is one of those light movies you watch when time is not exactly your biggest worries or when the urge to procrastinate awakens once again. It is a great insight through the eyes of the typical rock star, for those who have ever wondered how life would have or may turn out. Alas, for any stressful endeavours in the future, the advice for the week is:
‘When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke the furry wall’.
BY NUR HAMIZAH JAMAL
