Plot: Aldus Snow, (Russell Brand) is a washed up British rock star who makes some ridiculous rock music. Music execs Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) and Sergio (Sean Combs/P. Diddy) decide to stage a comeback concert at The Greek Theater. Aaron goes to London to bring the Aldus to the US and then to the theater. Aldus is a nightmare, and drags Jonah to bars and parties, as they travel from London to the Today Show in New York to Las Vegas to LA's Greek Theater. There is a major subplot with Aaron and his girlfriend Daphne (Elizabeth Moss) whose relationship gets a makeover from Aldus.
Review: This is a showcase for Russell Brand who owns this film with his confidence and attitude. He is perfect as a conceited, self-absorbed, drug-addicted rock star. The film is a road movie as Aldus and Aaron move from place to place through wild situations. The fun is watching Russell Brand.
This is a sequel to "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," focussing on Aldus Snow, but this is not a romantic-comedy instead it is a road picture or buddy picture.
I loved Aldus' opening song African Child, which is so awful and funny and over-the-top. The funniness of the movie comes from the absurd situations and absurd people. This is an R-rated movie, so it can be pretty crude.
Like Hot Tube Time Machine guys will like this more than women. Daphne is the only sympathetic female character, and there are a lot of body-part and sex jokes.
The Today Show scenes are funny.
Cast: Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Elizabeth Moss, Rose Byrne
Written and directed by: Nicholas Stroller
Rating: 2.5 flasks
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