Get Him to the Greek (DVD)

Get Him to the Greek (2010) starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Colm Meaney, Sean Combs. Hill plays a young record company lackey named Aaron Green who gets the assignment of shepherding drug-addled rock star Aldous Snow (Brand) from London to New York to Los Angeles in 72 hours for a comeback concert. Snow proves, naturally, hard to herd. Meanwhile, Green's wife (Moss), a medical student, decides that she and Green must move to Seattle. When he resists, she says that they should "take some time." This movie has one major weakness for me -- Jonah Hill in the lead role has approximately zero charisma. On the other hand, Brand -- who was so good in "Forgetting Sarah Marshal" -- has a lot of funny lines. Although Brand looks a bit the worse for wear, he holds up his end of the movie quite well. I felt of two minds about this film -- there are some very funny bits, but also some parts that I found too raunchy or distasteful. So a mixed review from me. To the DVD's everlasting credit, all of the loopy, funny songs are captioned. Grade: B