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BigSpoon’s Review

I Love You Man could be one of the funniest movies of the year. Obviously such a statement is very early, but I haven’t laughed as hard as when I did during the “penis syndrome” scene in last year’s Superbad. I Love You Man stars Paul Rudd playing as Peter Klaven who finds himself madly in love with Rashida Jones’ character Zooey. Early on in the movie Peter proposes to Zooey and the search for Peter’s best man begins. My interest in this movie was sparked after seeing Role Models, which was funny, but nowhere near the caliber of this more current film. I expected the movie to be a bit raunchier considering the cast and the R rating it received but it ended up being down right hilarious without being completely dirty (keep in mind I was expecting Scary Movie raunchy and got more like Pineapple Express raunchy). The movie begins sort of slow which worried me considering I recently saw Paul Blart: Mall Cop and was terrified to see another film as bad as that; but after Rudd’s character began going on man dates the movie took a quick turn for the better.

The way Segel and Rudd represent best friends is perfect, it reminds me of how ridiculous me and my closest friends can be. Rudd’s portrayal of a man with zero guy friends and next to no self-esteem just adds to the hilarity. Peter can’t help but stumble over some sort of comeback or witty nickname, while Sydney, Jason Segel’s character, can come up with anything on the fly.

The cast for this movie was amazing; I loved being able to see Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Jon Favreau, Andy Samburg and one of my personal favorites Mather Zickel (Mike Powers from Reno 911) all in the same movie. Lets not forget the spotless female cast Rashida Jones, Jane Curtin, and Jaime Pressly. Basically the movie was a mixer between NBC’s Thursday night line-up, SNL, and Reno 911.

I gave the movie 4 spoons mainly because I am too weird about giving comedies 5 (meaning that a comedy has to be extremely captivating for me to give it a full 5 spoons). I feel that comedies are very limiting and show only half of what an actor is truly capable of; that and things can be very repetitive in a comedy whether it be a slightly different idea or not. All in all it was hilarious, fresh, and something I will most likely pick up for my DVD collection when the time comes. Anyway till next time, talk to you later Magooch!

LittleSpoon’s Review

I am always hesitant to pay to see movies like I Love You, Man in theaters. Comedies such as this typically fall in one of the following categories:

1) Hilarious, clever, and original; better than expected

2) About as funny as it looked in the previews; somewhat unoriginal

3) Not as funny as it looked in the previews and lacking originality

4) Totally disgusting/raunchy humor (and not in any clever way, like

Superbad); completely unoriginal

Sadly, most fall in categories 3 and 4 and cater to audiences who think extended fart scenes are the epitome of comedy. Thankfully, I Love You, Man belongs somewhere between categories 1 and 2. While the story is rather predictable and drags a little at the beginning, it is more than compensated for by Paul Rudd’s portrayal of a man without any male friends and Jason Segel’s role as the man who changes all of that. Their dialogue with each other is quick and witty and the “adventures” they have together are often unexpected and hilarious. That said, the overall key to this movie’s success is the ease at which the audience can relate to the characters. It’s ability to relate to both men and women qualify it as a perfect date movie. As a woman, I frequently found myself shaking my head and laughing as I pictured the many times I have witnessed Big Spoon and his friends act just as ridiculous as the two male leads. Because of this, I was also able to relate to Rashida Jones’ part as Paul Rudd’s fiancé as well as her friends, who often dish to each other about their married and dating lives.

I Love You, Man, while not a “must-see,” “change-your-life” kind of movie, is a great option for anyone with a few bucks to spare and a hankering to watch something truly funny. Enjoy!