Comments on: Get Him to the Greek (2010) http://thecinemaguy.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/ Film Reviews, Articles, Video Clips, and Lists Fri, 18 May 2012 16:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Cinema Guy http://thecinemaguy.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/#comment-1935 The Cinema Guy Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:02:12 +0000 http://thecinemaguy.com/?p=4217#comment-1935 Laura, Thanks for the kind words. Not sure whether the development process for Hollywood productions at this budget level are ever actually rushed, per say, but underdrawn/ underdevloped characters seem to be a recurring theme inbig American modern comedies, where the emphasis is usually on the set ups, set pieces, and jokes instead of building credible, believable human beings who also do and say funny things. The magic elixir is no doubt a difficult one to concoct, though, which is probably why lots of people fall in love with the ones that seem to get it right, or at least come close. Best. CG. Laura,

Thanks for the kind words. Not sure whether the development process for Hollywood productions at this budget level are ever actually rushed, per say, but underdrawn/ underdevloped characters seem to be a recurring theme inbig American modern comedies, where the emphasis is usually on the set ups, set pieces, and jokes instead of building credible, believable human beings who also do and say funny things. The magic elixir is no doubt a difficult one to concoct, though, which is probably why lots of people fall in love with the ones that seem to get it right, or at least come close. Best. CG.

]]> By: laura neville http://thecinemaguy.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/#comment-1934 laura neville Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:23:05 +0000 http://thecinemaguy.com/?p=4217#comment-1934 Great review- and I agree with your assessment that it is somewhat adolescent at times ( or at least in the formula of "nerd guy meets bad boy=trouble and craziness"). My favorite character was definitely Sean P.Diddy Combs-he played it well and it is memorable. There are several lines in the film that are hilarious...and overall it was good diversion for a few hours...There were moments where I wondered if they simply did not spend enough time working out the characters and rushed to film and production. Thanks for a great review! Laura from kansas Great review- and I agree with your assessment that it is somewhat adolescent at times ( or at least in the formula of “nerd guy meets bad boy=trouble and craziness”).

My favorite character was definitely Sean P.Diddy Combs-he played it well and it is memorable. There are several lines in the film that are hilarious…and overall it was good diversion for a few hours…There were moments where I wondered if they simply did not spend enough time working out the characters and rushed to film and production.
Thanks for a great review!
Laura from kansas

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