Forgetting Sarah Marshall

In desperate need of a vacation after being unceremoniously dumped by his TV-star girlfriend, a man travels to a lavish Hawaiian resort to nurse his wounds and forget his heartache, only to discover that his ex and her handsome new boyfriend are currently staying at the exact same island hot spot. ...more

Breaking up is hard to do. And that’s because love is a battlefield. Yes, love …Love hurts, love scars, love … oh, sorry, I got a little bit carried away there. But yeah, for any schmuck who’s uttered those words, who has been hopelessly devoted to another and then found himself on the business end of a pointy break-up sword, actor Jason Segel (Knocked Up) has written a little movie for you. It’s called Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad), audiences ...more

Stories about young men unable to get over the girl who left them are as old as movies themselves. What sets Forgetting Sarah Marshall apart from the pack are the flesh and blood characters. For a first time screenwriter, Jason Segel aptly demonstrates a deep understanding of a cardinal rule in writing that everybody is flawed -- capturing this in both his script, and in his performance as the severely heartbroken Peter. The movie expertly plays with stereotypes about aw-shucks good guys, horny ...more