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Movie Overview
Cast
• Jason Segel
• Kristen Bell
• Mila Kunis
Director
• Nicholas Stoller
MPAA Rating
R - for sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

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OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh
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4/5
"Written with a sensationally smutty Woody Allen expertise and loaded with big fat bawdy barrel laughs, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is another wacked out winner."  PopMatters  Bill Gibron

A
"It's a firecracker of a picture, paying tribute to stomped hearts everywhere, not to mention throwing valentines toward the Muppets, luscious Hawaii, and the comedic value of the penis."  BrianOrndorf.com  Brian Orndorf

B-
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a romantic comedy for guys, but there’s plenty of material aimed at female audiences as well, not the least of which are the full-frontal male assaults. We’re all friends in Judd Apatow’s comedic vision."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

"The formula dictates that Sarah and Rachel are props along the road to Peter's discovery of "true love.""  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

3/4
"...ultimately comes off as an affable piece of work that benefits from the uniformly engaging performances and inclusion of several genuinely hilarious bits of comedic silliness."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C+
"Feathery light and lazily put together romantic comedy."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2/5
"While the film has some laugh out-loud moments, it's very poorly constructed and what we see onscreen seems to be the victim of either bad editing, poor direction or a script that was rushed into production too quickly."  Film Threat  Don R. Lewis

2.5/4
"Was the movie entertaining? Yes. Did it quite consistently earn some big laughs and small chuckles? Yes. Was the audience's intelligence insulted? Thankfully, no."  DustinPutman.com  Dustin Putman

B+
"Sex and nudity are played for laughs, and they genuinely earn them -- not by shocking us, but by reminding us of the awkward hilarity of intimate relationships."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/4
"Between the climactic musical number that changes a horror classic forever, and at least 90 minutes of sustained laughter, what possible reason could you have to want to forget Sarah Marshall?"  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

3.5/4
"Beneath all the hysterics, top notch comedy, and hilarious turns from Apatow vets, there's a definitely gripping romance that audiences will respond to if they allow it..."  Cinema Crazed  Felix Vasquez Jr.

"One of the year's dingiest comedies"  CinePassion  Fernando F. Croce

C+
"Has some good ingredients, but they're mostly in the side dishes rather than the main course, and they're not tasty enough to make the whole thing worth ordering."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

B+
"If you can't be Woody Allen, it's better not even to try."  Cinepinion  Henry Stewart

3.5/4
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall is at least as good as the two Apatow-directed movies, with a script that might be both a little sharper and a little more romantic."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/5
"At its heart, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is about heartbreak, heartache, and all the other emotions that most men spend the majority of their energy trying to repress in an effort to appear strong."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

6/10
"For a film that's been lauded for its daring display of full-frontal male nudity, I got the nagging feeling that it actually played things pretty safe."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

8/10
"Fun stuff."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

"'Forgetting Sarah Marxhall' channels Jason Segel's talents in a way that's satisfyingly fresh but still validates classic rom-com story arcs."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  John P. McCarthy

4.5/5
"Segel is as vulnerable on screen as any actor I can think of in recent memory, and he bookends his character's journey as a writer just perfectly. It's a funny, lovely movie, and I look forward to more from Segel."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

B+
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall falls somewhere between Superbad and Walk Hard."  Film School Rejects  Kevin Carr

3/4
"Jason Segel lets it all hang out, and we love him for it!"  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

B-
"It's certainly a big step up for Apatow produced projects from the negligible "Drillbit Taylor," but despite the parade of familiar faces, 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall" isn't the equal of his 2007 output."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

"It's really hard to like a character when his own movie makes fun of him..."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

4/5
"The Judd Apatow comedy train gets back on track."  Mike Bracken's Horror Films  Mike Bracken

3.5/4
"The movie is very wise, but also unbelievably funny, proving again that the line between comedy and tragedy is a thin one. Forgetting Sarah Marshall makes you laugh and squirm in recognition at the same time."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

B-
"Segal writes some hilarious lines, and there is a deliriously random detour into vampire musical theater puppetry. But the film's happiest surprise is Russell Brand."  Beliefnet  Nell Minow

2.5/4
"Segel's script frequently enlivens pedestrian scenarios with sharp verbal back-and-forths and sudden cutaways to bizarre gags."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

4/5
"It shows that the Apatow brand is still alive, kicking and prepared to wreak havoc on your funny bone without totally damaging your brain cells in the process."  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

4/5
"Besides being hilariously funny, it's also rather insightful, with some very smart dialog."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

B
"Another entertaining vulgar comedy."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B-
"While Segel is mildly amusing, Russell Brand steals the show as Brit rocker Aldous Snow, Sarah Marshall's (Kristen Bell) new squeeze."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

4/5
"One of those can't-miss romantic comedies in that there's some sweet, sensitive, insightful stuff for the ladies -- but there's also plenty of raunchy comedy for the boys. (And vice versa.)"  Cinematical  Scott Weinberg

3/5
"runs into the same snags Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston encountered when they suffered through The Break-Up in 2006"  Filmcritic.com  Sean O'Connell

4/4
"i loved it to bits"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson

8/10
"An outrageously raunchy romp, another audience-pleaser from Judd Apatow, who stretches farcial, vulgar silliness into outright hilarity."  SSG Syndicate  Susan Granger

6/10
"Not one second in the film is unpleasant, for even the bummer scenes have the wistful ring of truth. But I do mind how much of it is no more than pleasant."  Antagony & Ecstasy  Tim Brayton

0.5/4
"Listen, I have a family."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw
OFCS Rating: 79% Fresh
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