I Love You, Man

Director:
John Hamburg

Writers:
John Hamburg and Larry Levin

Cast:
Paul Rudd as Peter Klaven
Jason Segel as Sidney Fife
Rashida Jones as Zooey

Released: 2009
Studio: Paramount
Box Office: $71,440,011

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82%
IMDB Score: 7.5

Date Seen: August 27, 2009
Format: Blu-ray

This was one of the few times that I didn’t like a movie as much the second time I saw it. When I saw I Love You, Man the first time in the theater, I thought it was one of the better comedies of recent years. But this time, I just didn’t think it was as funny. But by no means would I say it was not funny. Certain parts still had me laughing out loud, it’s just overall I didn’t think the film was as strong. I did feel a connection with Peter Klaven. I noticed several similarities between his personality and my own. We particularly connect with our love of the band Rush and the TV show Lost.

It’s about real estate agent Peter Klaven and the fact that he has no real guy friends. He goes on several “man dates” with different people. He then meets Sidney at an open house and they hit it off and become friends. Typical rom-com hi-jinks happen, Sidney gets between Peter and his fiancee, but they reconcile and all’s well that ends well. Although there is nothing wrong with a movie that follows a typical Hollywood formula. It’s all about how the movie portrays the little things. I have to say that I Love You, Man gets most of the little things right. The characters are believable and the situations they are put in are realistic.

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel play their usual characters and do a good job. The scenes with Jaime Pressly and Jon Favreau are priceless. I was only disappointed with Rashida Jones’s performance. I didn’t like her in The Office, and I didn’t like her in this movie.

Favorite Performance:
Jason Segel as Sidney Fife

Favorite Quote:
Peter Klaven: Slapping the bass! Slappa da bass! Slappa da bass mon! Slappa de bass mon!

Grade:
B

Recommendation:
See it if you want a good laugh.