DVD Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

An unusual Apatow DVD, just one disc (shame) for one of the flagship films of the new Hollywood megastudio, doesn't skimp on the single disc, mind - an extended cut of the film is an option featuring a hilarious yoga scene and an extended plane scene. Deleted scenes are disappointing but the commentary shines, some of it funnier than the copious one-liners we've come to expect from these films. Other extras include a table-read of one of the scenes (I'm a sucker for those), the red band trailer (I'd already watched the film, so this didn't really have much of an effect), a gag reel and a Music Video from Russel Brand's airhead rock-God Adonis.

The film itself is, without a doubt one of the best out-and-out comedies this year, slightly underrated by critics on the back of Superbad and Knocked Up. I personally prefer this to the former, I've always found teenage characters slightly harder to relate to than more adult ones, ironic in that I'm still a teenager. Jason Segel and Russel Brand shine brighest in the flick, but it's not the acting you're going to watch it for, is it? Fear not, it's also very, very funny. Might just tug a heartstring or two as well with anyone familiar with the burn of heartbreak.

****

-An interesting side-note to this film, both Russel Brand and Jonah Hill will be reprising their roles from the film and starring in a spin-off film in which Hill's character joins Snow's troupe on tour.
I hate to say it, but I expect disappointment.
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