“I Love You, Man” stars Paul Rudd
and Jason Spiegel in a friend meets
friend bromance. Peter Klaven (Rudd)
never had any guy-friends he was
always a girlfriend guy- he focused
all of his energy on that. In other
words- he was a hos before bros kind
of guy. When he gets engaged and
overhears his fiancé Zooey (Rashida
Jones) talking about him not having
any friends and how akward it can
be… he goes out to meet some dudes.
His quest goes through some odd
pairings, but eventually he finds
Sidney Fife. Sidney is an investor
with too much free time and nobody
to share that time with. He doesn’t
want to be in a relationship and all
of his friends have moved on and are
married or married to their jobs.
Sidney and Peter meet and they hit
it off and become good friends. The
movie follows the two’s friendship
through its initial peaks and
valleys.
Paul Rudd has moved into his own as
a successful actor. In the 90’s, he
was mainly a role-actor. Now he is a
full-blown actor that carry a movie.
Especially raunchy comedies. He’s
hilarious and he’s really good in
this movie. Spiegel usually plays
the same type of guy in every movie
he’s in and as Sydney that character
hasn’t changed. He’s super chill,
funny, and a solid dude. Both
Spiegel and Rudd are great in this
flick. Rashida Jones stars as Zooey
in the other main character in the
film and she plays a good girlfriend
very well. She has awesome facial
expressions in everything she’s in.
She acts with that a lot of the time
and in “I Love You Man” she’s
perfect. Rounding out the cast of
solid actors in smaller roles
include Jon Favreau, Sarah Burns,
and Jamie Presley.
“I Love You, Man” is a comedic gem.
Jason Spiegel and Paul Rudd are
perfect on screen together though
you wouldn’t expect them to be. It
was a great concept for a comedy
that hadn’t been done before. It was
executed well from beginning to end
and even though it was predictable-
it was supposed to be- the laughs
are abundant. This is an enjoyable
light-hearted flick from Rudd and
Co.
|