In I Love You, Man, director and co-writer John Hamburg proves that you don't have to be Judd Apatow to make an hysterical R rated comedy. The film stars two veterans from Judd Apatow productions, namely Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. Rudd plays Peter Klaven, a sweet and idealistic real estate broker who, on the verge of his wedding, realizes that he has no real male friends. Segel plays Sydney Fife, a "guy"s guy, who lives in Venice Beach and basically lives a carefree life. He has even turned his garage into a "mancave", complete with a fully stocked "masturbation station". Peter meets Sydney at an open house and these two guys click for some reason, and the "bromance" begins. Watching these two guys bond was quite funny, as Peter displays his total awkwardness, and neediness in the process. One ongoing funny bit in the film shows Peter trying to come up with a "cool" nickname for Sydney, something that he never quite gets right. This film is filled with funny stuff, and Sydney's toast at Peter's engagement party is certainly a highlight. The film also has some excellent supporting performances from Rashida Jones as Peter's encouraging fiance Zooey, and from Jon Favreau as the obnoxious husband of Zooey's best friend. All this, and Lou Ferrigno getting angry as well. I didn't want to say it, but I will anyway, I loved this film, man.
Rating - 3 1/2 Stars
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3 comments:
I am so happy that you picked this film over Duplicity to start the weekend. I saw Paul Rudd on Ellen on Friday and he was hilarious. His Mom and sister were in the audience reinforcing the "woman" in him theme.
I also love Rashida Jones, "The Office" and "Boston Public" and also daughter of my favorite Peggy Lipton of Mod Squad.
Looking forward to seeing it later today.
I am back from seeing it. I seldom laugh out loud in a theater but I did at least four times with this charming movie.
The engagement dinner was a highlight; the mancave hilarious and actually quite appealing as a hangout.
As an Ugg fan, loved Sydney's Uggs paired with shorts.
The women were really believable as friends and Rashida was perfect as Zooey.
I was also a big Mod Squad fan and love Peggy Lipton. Her daughter is even more beautiful.
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