The trailers for this movie make it look like a formulaic, predictable romantic comedy, but it is not as lame as they try to make it appear. Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes) were lovers that recently separated, and they find themselves holidaying at the same resort. Segel is there alone, although he spends some romantic time with Mila Kunis (That 70‘s Show) and less romantic time with Jonah Hill (Superbad), while Bell is there with her new lover, British comedian, Russell Brand. The humour is sharper, faster, and nastier than most films of this genre, and the story never wallows in moralising and redemption.
Brand is a loud, sex mad, British comedian, perfect at playing an annoying, British rock star. Kristen Bell is as wonderful and gorgeous as ever. Jason Segel (who also wrote the movie) has taken his hapless character from How I Met Your Mother and expanded it to show even more vulnerability. Be warned, he does like to take his clothes off. Best romcom since Groundhog Day.
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