I Love You, Man is a witty, charming, and absolutely delightful film
that turns the romantic-comedy formula on its head. Christ, that sounds
cheesy. Hold on. Scratch that. Stand by while I try my best to conceal
my raging girl-boner for Paul Rudd…

Okay. Ahem. Restarting… now.

I Love You, Man is a witty, charming… ah shit. There’s nothing I
can say about this movie that won’t make me sound like a Jason
Segel/Paul Rudd fan-girl. Because I totally am! So of course I’m going
to think this is the funniest movie of the year. Rudd plays the
harmlessly straitlaced and friendless Peter Klaven, who is in search of
a good best man for his upcoming wedding. Having only ever had
girlfriends his whole life, Peter is hilariously clueless when it comes
to interacting with his male peers (a few failed incidents involve
projectile vomiting and a one-sided tongue kiss).

Enter Jason Segel (swoon!) who plays the goofy dude’s dude Sydney.
He smokes pot, has a jerk-off station in his “man cave,” and befriends
Peter by bonding over farts and endless Rush jam sessions.
Hilarious!

Sure, most of the female characters are dripping with tired
stereotypes (apparently all women are hypocritically gossipy, while the
single ones are insecure and constantly gabbing about being single),
but all is forgiven when Rudd smiles and awkwardly fumbles around. So
cute! Eeeee! recommended

Megan Seling is The Stranger's managing editor. She mostly writes about hockey, snacks, and music. And sometimes her dog, Johnny Waffles.

11 replies on “On Screen”

  3. So many problems here. You cannot, by your own admission, even pretend to be objective and just review the damn movie. That’s problem #1. So, why are you wasting our time, you squealing twit? Substitute “Twilight” for “Paul Rudd” and what have you got?

  5. JF, you’d better hope you NEVER meet me in a dark alley, because i will cheerfully de-ball you, laughing all the way. you have no right to personally attack megan. what the fuck did she ever do to you?

  8. This review is as objective as the back cover of a DVD. I’m glad you like Paul Rudd, but can you write something about the movie?

    “He smokes pot, has a jerk-off station in his “man cave,” and befriends Peter by bonding over farts and endless Rush jam sessions. Hilarious!”

    Is that sarcastic? What the fuck?

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