Jonah Hill is Just Bad, Not Super, in "Get Him to the Greek"

There are several good and productive ways to spend an hour-and-a-half of your life, including mowing the lawn or curling up for a nice afternoon nap. Arguably, the worst way to use those 90 minutes would be to see "Get Him to the Greek," a so-called comedy that is more pathetic and sad than funny. Judd Apatow and his stable of creative artists are responsible for "Greek," and they really should be ashamed of themselves.

Jonah Hill is a record company employee in "Get Him to the Greek"

Jonah Hill ("Superbad") plays Aaron Green, an eager employee at a Los Angeles-based record label. When his boss (an over-the-top Sean "Diddy" Combs) demands money-making ideas, Aaron suggests an anniversary concert featuring Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), a once-great rock star whose last album was so universally loathed that it destroyed his career and his sanity.

Seeing dollar signs, Aaron's boss sends him to London to bring Aldous to the Greek Theater in LA for the concert. With the clock constantly ticking, Aaron has to navigate a minefield of drugs, booze and sex in order to get the temperamental musician on the plane in time to make it back to the states. Aaron only has 72 hours to get his client to the Greek, but that may not be enough time.

"Get Him to the Greek" contains an abundance of bodily fluids

Nicholas Stoller, who directed the forgettable "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," should be embarrassed to have his name on a worthless piece of film like "Get Him to the Greek." Working with characters created by Jason Segel (TV's "How I Met Your Mother"), Stoller is overly obsessed with vomit and blood, two bodily substances that get more screen time in "Greek" than some of the characters.

If he wasn't getting paid for this role, one would feel sorry for actor Jonah Hill. Normally a funny guy on screen, Hill's portrayal of Aaron Green is totally dull and lifeless. A spineless jellyfish of a man, Aaron lets himself be bullied by Aldous Snow, his boss and, to a lesser degree, his live-in girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss). The plot of "Get Him to the Greek" should contain Aaron's spiritual awakening, but he seems to sleepwalk through the whole movie.

As the messed-up rock star, Russell Brand turns in a very muddled performance. As fallen idol Aldous Snow, Brand is mean and nasty to everyone, acting like a prima donna at every turn. Brand does show, however, what lies beneath Aldous' bluster, especially some serious daddy issues, but he doesn't redeem the character by the time the final credits roll.

Overall, "Get Him to the Greek" is one of those forgettable summer comedies that crash and burn before their opening weekend is over. The best advice for Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller is to get Aldous in Snow to the Greek Theater-and leave him there.

"Get Him to the Greek," rated R for strong sexual content, drug use and pervasive language, opens in theaters on Friday, June 4.