Slow, sloww, sloooooowwww.  Did I mention that it's .... what's the word.... slow?  I literally dozed during a scene where Kristen (Liv Tyler) hides from the killers as one of the killer meanders back and forth past Kristen.
This slasher movie is "inspired" by a true story.  I got into a discussion about the difference between "inspired" and "based on" movies with a friend.  He insisted that it was the same thing.  I told him I believed "inspired" is more loosely based on the real story than "based on".  Can anyone confirm that?  Anyway, this "inspired" movie follows a couple, Kristen (Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman), the night James proposes to Kristen (and gets turned down!).  I would have liked to have seen more about the couple, but it was a slasher flick, so plot development was at a minimum.  The villains also ham for camera which was ridiculous since they were supposed to be terrorizing the couple, not the audience!  And to top it all off, the killers left enough evidence for even Barney Fife to catch them!

Grade: C-

Judd Apatow is now my favorite producer.  Okay, so I've never had a favorite producer before, but NOW I do!  I've seen every movie he has written, directed, and produced except for Drillbit Taylor and I have loved them all (even Walk Hard).  Forgetting Sarah Marshall is no exception.  Jason Segel wrote this masterpiece and stars in it.  Brilliant in Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, and How I met your mother, Jason Segal shines as a musician (Peter Bretter) who is dumped by the beautiful Kristen Bell (Heroes), and he take is hard- real hard.  Trust me, I wouldn't take it well either. Mila Kunis (That 70's Show) plays the adorable Rachel Jansen, a hostess as a Hawaiin hotel who befriends Peter and helps him overcome that hard breakup.  I could go on and on about the co-stars, Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, and Russell Brand, but that'll take up a lot more of your time, so I'll just say they were great.

This movie is not for everyone.  It's a new breed of romantic comedy.  Not too many romantic comedies are rated-R, and none of them are this lewd and vulgar.  But it work, and works well.  This movie is perfect for people like me- someone who has been devastated from a break-up.  It's hilarious and real.  It gives hope to those of us still looking for that right person.  And most importantly, you leave with a sore face from laughing and smiling so much.
Grade: A+