Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 18, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

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60
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The boyfriend, one Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), a Brit rocker and professional sex god, turns out to be the best thing in the movie. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Does not entirely play by the established conventions of its genre. Its willingness to explore states of feeling and modes of behavior that tamer romantic comedies never go near is decidedly a virtue, though this same sense of daring and candor also exposes its limitations. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
As fans of "Freaks and Geeks" know, Segel is a master in the art of humiliation, and it's been a long time since we've seen anyone debase himself so thoroughly for our amusement. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
But even with bits that are crazily inspired, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is depressing. The Apatow Factory is too comfy with its workers’ arrested development to move the boundary posts. If they could find scripts by female writers that dramatize the other side of the Great Sexual Divide, it might be a place of joy--and embarrassed recognition--for everyone. Read full review
60
EmpireNick De Semlyen
A tropical sex comedy that’s a little unfocused, but Segal and co throw plenty of funniness at the wall - and most of it sticks. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Ultimately, forgettable, but for most of the way it's a pleasant little vacation of a movie. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Forgetting Sarah Marshall follows the Apatow formula faithfully enough. All that's missing is charisma -- the je ne sais quois that makes us fall in love in the first place. Read full review
40
Film ThreatDon R. Lewis
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. Read full review
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