I remember when I first saw the ad for this I said "There's no way in hell I'm seeing that crap".
Low and behold, I was wrong as my girlfriend demanded we go and see Russell Brand "be his sexy self". I never saw it personally. Is it just the accent or is there something else about the greasy haired skeleton with an oversized skull that gets girls knickers soaking?
Anyway, holy crap! I learned to not judge a book by its cover. Jonah Hill as the straight man with Russell as the comic was a brilliant combination and they bounce off of one another in superb fashion.
Russell is a carefree rockstar who takes drugs like skittles, misses his ex and starts controversy like he's Kanye West mixed with the Sex Pistols whilst Jonah plays a dweeby fanboy who has to make sure that his hero makes it on time to his own concert. This proves rather difficult as Russell would rather take drugs and have copious amounts of sex to avoid thinking about his horrid relationships with friends and family.
It's shot well, the music is not only original but actually funny and every actor plays their part tremendously.
The story is okay, not brilliant and the ending is expected.
I went in expecting crap so I was pleasantly surprised.
