last night I attended a special screening of this movie. While I laughed heartily throughout the movie, I did find myself pondering why I wasn't completely immersed in a guttural laughathon.

When I returned home I actually started to feel a little depressed and then it hit me . . . Forgetting Sarah Marshall is equal parts drama as it is comedy. Jason Segel has created a character and a story that are masquerading as typical Hollywood farcical romantic comedy fare but in reality are so honest and relatable that when you walk out the theater door, you can't just brush it off with a gesture of "that was cute" or "if only life were just like that." Because life IS just like that. And if Sarah Marshall teaches us anything - it's that despite the confusions and frustrations and heartbreak in life - we should all take it a little more lightly, focus on the positive and open ourselves up to new experiences.

Thank god for the return of smart, involving yet fun movies. Kudos to the filmmakers