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Feb212008
Is Jason Segal the Next Ben Stiller?
Watching the trailer for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I am struck by how much it looks like some lost Farrelly Brothers/Ben Stiller movie. Comically vulnerable guy gets dumped and then trembles and pratfalls his way to true love with fun/foxy lady. With a cast of distinctive television actors Jason Segal (”Freaks and Geeks,” “How I Met Your Mother”), Kristen Bell (”Veronica Mars”) and Mila Kunis (”That 70’s Show”), it looks a little like action figures put through the romantic comedy motions in your sister’s dollhouse, complete with the goofiest take on a rock star boyfriend since John Corbett rocked the recorder in 2001’s Serendipity. It’s sure to be slapstick fun with a dose of heart, and I’ll totally be there, hoping Judd Apatow works his usual magic with his cast of buddies, like potential scene-stealer Jonah Hill (Superbad). And maybe Bell, so fierce and sharp in “Veronica Mars,” gets a worthy line or two. Get in line for popcorn on April 18.
Posted at 5:03 pm on 02/22/08
Sabrina
The main guy, I guess he’s Jason Segal, doesn’t have that same quirky charisma that Ben Stiller does. It looks like he’s trying to be him though. The only redeeming quality about this movie is Paul Rudd, who always makes movies better. He’s a leading man who never really gets a chance to be the star, he’s always the buddy or the guy on the side. He’ll make this movie better, so while I probably won’t see it, if I did I’d see it for Paul Rudd.