Get Him to the Greek

Day 3/192-Get Him to the Greek: Starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill

Tonight I went to the cinema with my friend Craig to see Get Him to the Greek. The cinema was packed and we thought to ourselves if this film is funny, now is the perfect time to see it.

And funny it most certainly was.

Here we have a film that WILL make you laugh. Aside from a few scenes that fall flat, Get Him to the Greek rarely allows you to stop for breath. But this definitely comes at the expense of any real plot.

If any of you have seen the trailer, you will know that P Diddy tells Jonah Hill's character, Aaron Green, that Russell Brand's character, Aldous Snow, has agreed to play a comeback concert in the Greek Theater in LA and it is his job to go to London, collect him, and bring him to LA within 72 hours. If you can at all imagine what that would turn out like, then that is pretty much exactly what happens. There are a few things going on outwith that debacle, but nothing that will keep you too concerned.

The film basically follows the formula of any road movie whereby they are continually thrown off course by their own stupidity, while a deadline set by a fearsome boss (in this case P Diddy) looms over their head. Along the way there are some hilarious cameos, some amazing gags and the banter between Jonah Hill and Russell Brand is exactly why this film was made, and consequently, is very funny.


The good work of the first hour is almost undone as the film attempts to inject some sentimentality a little too late, and one scene in particular is excruciating to watch. Aldous Snow who has been a totally inconsiderate menace throughout the film suddenly feels sad and Aaron Green who galavants away from his doctor girlfriend because she wants to be a doctor is supposed to be forgiven and none of it is even warranted in terms of storytelling.

Apart from all that, and believe it or not it isn't a huge concern, this is an utterly hilarious movie. I can't remember laughing as much in the cinema for a good while. If you are willing to forgive a slight(or massive) absence of plot and just enjoy an hour and a half of cracking jokes and superb banter, and you should, Get Him to the Greek will not disappoint.

7/10