It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good comedy (Role Models) and with the release of I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel of the Judd Apatow “crew”, I knew I was in for a treat as these guys are a sure-shot for laughs. I Love You, Man is about a newly engaged guy named Peter (Rudd) who quickly discovers he has no guy friends after his fiance asks who his best man and groomsmen will be. What follows is a series of man-dates gone wrong which ultimately lead to Sidney (Segel), an investor who crashes Peter’s open house for free food and eye candy. The two immediately click and the rest of the movie follows their budding bromance for each other.
Let’s get something straight, this is a guy movie. No it’s not testosterone filled with lame fart jokes (although there is a very funny “fart” scene) and abundant T&A, instead guys will relate more to it because everything here is from the male perspective. The beauty of it is director John Hamburg balances the laughs for everyone, although there will be parts meant just for the guys. While Rudd and Segel are the stars, it’s the supporting cast and cameos that drew the most laughs for me. Most memorable would be Thomas Lennon (Lt. Dangle from Reno 911!), whose performance as a gay character is hilarious. The always cool Jon Favreau plays the asshole we never clicked with but are forced to associate with them because our female counterparts are best friends. Face it guys, we’ve all come across one of those at one point of our lives.
