Movie Review

I Love You, Man

By: Kimberley Persaud

Posted: 4/28/09

I Love You, Man is downright one of the funniest Bromance comedies of the year. The chemistry between Paul Rudd and Jason Segel is undeniably explosive on film. Peter Klaven, (Paul Rudd) is an L.A. real-estate agent and by most standards a man who better fits the description of a boy when it comes to his awkwardly shy personality. Because of his upcoming nuptials to the beautiful Zooey Rice (Rashida Jones), he finds himself in quite a jam. The lack of male friends causes Peter to become frantic in his search for a best man after overhearing a conversation Zooey has with her friends.

Peter's desperate search for a friend leads him straight to the internet, which many know can often times lead to strange experiences, and that's exactly what Peter finds. Rudd does a brutally good job at depicting the painfully awkward Peter yet comes across as a sincerely sweet, adorable guy. It's hard not feeling badly for him, but the laughs keep coming anyway. Peter often tries to fit in creating intensely clumsy and strikingly uncomfortable scenes.

Just when you feel Peter's luck may be running out, he befriends Sydney Fife (Jason Segel) who at first seems to be an outspoken, in-your-face freeloader who eats more than he can chew at the open-house of Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk). To say the least, Sydney is quite the character with his extreme gestures. He is a burly, manly specimen who happens to have his very own masturbation chair. Sydney introduces Peter to the 'man cave' where he has big screen TV's, electric guitars and drums, causing Peter and Sydney to rock out on a regular basis. Together they share a love for the band Rush and become even closer. Peter and Sydney are quite the pair.

They share many hilarious laugh out loud scenes. They have their share of fun and trouble as Sydney, unlike Peter, is a free man, in everyway possible. It is ridiculously funny watching the instant bond between the two of them.

"I Love You, Man" is cleverly written and simply hilarious. It's the ideal movie for people who just love to laugh.