Parents' Guide to

Get Him to the Greek

By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Original buddy comedy is full of drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll.

Movie R 2010 107 minutes
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Based on 19 parent reviews

Gracie C.
Gracie C. Adult
March 29, 2018
age 11+

So funny!

Me and my dad and little sister watched this, I am 14 she is 12 and we loved it! It’s a good thing to watch, it shows kids what not to do when growing old! It was so funny we laughed at every word
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BestPicture1996 Adult
June 18, 2015
age 17+

Buddy comedy has inspired moments

Russell Brand's character in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" was one of the film's highlights. So it was a pretty good idea to do a little spin off with him and a reincarnated Jonah Hill, playing a totally different role. While we have seen a lot of this stuff before (do you really think he's not going to get to the Greek?) but Hill's nerd makes you root for him (plus he gets in some great physical comedy) and Russell Brand was kind of born to play Aldous Snow, after harnessing that character's potential in "Sarah Marshall." This is surely an adult comedy, endless language, some sex scenes (a really, really bizarre one, I'll just say it involves three people) and drug content, all for comedic effect. Marathon this back to back with "FSM" and you'll have a fun, lighthearted Apatow-flavored afternoon.
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What's the Story?

In GET HIM TO THE GREEK Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) is an assistant at the fictional Pinnacle Records, where executive Sergio Roma (Sean Combs) needs a killer idea to turn a much-needed profit. The only pitch with any promise is Aaron's idea to stage a 10th anniversary concert of rocker Aldous Snow's (Russell Brand, reprising his unforgettable Forgetting Sarah Marshall role) legendary show at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre. Disgraced since his last album, African Child, flopped and his marriage to singer Jackie Q (Rose Byrne) fell apart, Snow agrees, and Aaron is sent on a 72-hour mission to fetch him in London and bring him to the States for a promotional tour culminating in the big concert. Along the way, Aaron gets caught up in Aldous' crazy lifestyle and ends up partying like a rock star himself. On their transatlantic, cross-country adventure, the mostly wasted odd couple ends up unexpectedly bonding (a little too much) and becoming good friends.

Is It Any Good?

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For parents and teens nearly old enough to vote who enjoy Apatow's school of comedy, this is a laugh-aloud pick. Apatow's comedy disciples are a talented bunch, and director Nicholas Stoller and producer Jason Segel made a brilliant decision to spinoff Aldous Snow and Jonah Hill (although he doesn't play the same character) for this hilarious and surprisingly poignant buddy comedy. Brand was born to play the larger-than-life narcissistic rocker who deep down just wants a hug and an honest friend, and Hill is just the actor to pull off the fanboy record-label peon who desperately wants his favorite musician to return to artistic glory. Brand and Hill's Odd Couple rapport is spot on, and although their trip to the Greek takes a bit too many turns at the end (it felt a good 20 minutes overlong), it's their chemistry that makes the crazy comedy work.

Like in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Snow's group Infant Sorrow sings original songs like "Bangers, Beans and Mash," "The Clap," and "Furry Walls," all of which are ridiculously funny -- albeit cringe-inducing -- and strangely believable rock songs. The songs are one of the highlights of the film, as is the opening making-of video of Snow's horribly misguided and offensive album African Child, in which he depicts himself as a white African Jesus. Underneath all of the fake songs and general debauchery, however, is a story about unlikely friendships, fulfillment, and grown-up, committed relationships. Elisabeth Moss is sweet (and a bit naughty) as Aaron's hardworking-doctor girlfriend Daphne, and Combs was perfectly cast as the record-label millionaire with a gift for "mind f--king" people -- think Yoda.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how the filmmakers portray the music industry, celebrity culture, and rock stars in this movie. When celebrities' lifestyles are poked fun at, is it the stars themselves being lampooned or the audiences who are obsessed with them?

  • What's the movie's message about drinking and getting high day after day? Aldous seems to look at life as one giant party, but is he fulfilled? Why not? What's missing from his life?

  • What did you think of the Get Him to the Greek trailer? Did it give you a realistic idea of what the movie was going to be about? Did you watch the red-band trailer or the mainstream one? What's your opinion about red-band trailers being so easily accessible to kids?

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