I Love You Man!

I LOVED I love you man. It was so good. Francesco and I both agree - best comedy of 2009 thus far. It was definitely the most real comedy I’ve seen in a while. Not that I could get away with this comparison, BUT it kind of reminded me of an immature Woody Allen film. Less funny, because Woody Allen is the greatest, but in the sense that Woody tended to write romantic comedies that were actually believable and could have been based on real life. And for that, it was gold.

I think this is a good comedy that wasn’t touched by Jude Aptow. Not that I have anything against him. I loved pineapple express, but this didn’t have the same over usage of the F word, sex talk, or raunchy porn scenes. I’d say overall a good clean movie that I wouldn’t be embarrassed to see with my parents.

      Okay so the movie was written and directed by John Hamburg who did “Along came Polly,” “Meet the Parents,” and some episodes of “Stella”. He had an all-star cast, including Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, Jon Favreau, Joe Lo Truglio, Jason Segel, Lou Ferrigno, J.K. Simmons and Andy Samberg. They were all so perfect for this Bromantic comedy. In my opinion, everyone did an EXCEPTIONAL job. I SERIOUSLY enjoyed this movie, and I honestly can’t get over how much I laughed throughout.

      AND for the plot- Paul Rudd has never really had guy friends, always been a girlfriend kind of guy and always puts women first. So, when he gets engaged, it starts a bit of an uproar concerning who will be his best man or his groomsmen (opposite of the usual sense, in that he has NO male friends). He ends up seeking help from his father, played by J.K. Simmons, and his gay brother, Andy Samberg. The solution is going on “man dates,” but none of them are successful. However, while trying to sell Lou Ferrigno’s house, he meets Sidney (Jason Segel), who is in attendance at the open house, hitting on divorced women. Rudd and Segel hit it off pretty well, and start hanging out everyday. At first Rudd doesn’t know how to be friends with a guy, but they end up becoming so close that Rudd puts Sidney over his Fiancé, which ends up causing more problems. Now I don’t want to spoil anymore, but ill just say that it is a completely NON-cheesy, NON-cliché ending.

       I also want to mention the amazing soundtrack, lots of great Rush songs. Oddly enough, Rush seems to bring everyone together in this movie. Also included were songs by Vampire Weekend, Black Keys, Beck and Matt Costa – all very appropriate in this case.

      So I’m gonna say that I honestly had no complaints! “I Love You, Man” was full of great one-liners, awkward situations, and everyone’s characters were SO great. It makes you want to just fall in love with a cool girl and have a good guy friend.  This is a comedy ill be watching over and over and definitely owning.