I Love You Man

In the last few years, MTV has done some unforgivable things that include Two Tila Tequilas, Paris Hilton's BFF, From G's to Gents, and of course a Double Shot at love, cause apparently one fake lesbian isn't enough for awful reality shows. It's an amazing ability to make VH1 reality shows look classy. I really didn't see it coming. However, the one show that I refused to watch even one nanosecond of was Bromance. Seriously, this show may very well be the center reason why other countries hate us. Even I lose patriotism when I remember that the show happened. The whole premise of this show is ridiculous. I could never star in a show like this. What would be the challenges I throw? "Okay. Tonight, whoever can order a pizza the fastest to my house wins the reward of getting to watch the Twins with me later on. Ready, set, go!" We're guys. We aren't supposed to compete for love. However, the show somehow left one lasting effect on our once proud country. The word "Bromance" is a term that is apparently not going away. So in honor of the new term, let us discuss the film that has put bromances everywhere to the foreground.

I recently attended the new Paul Rudd and Jason Segal movie "I Love You Man" last week when I realized how popular I was, and determined my options for the Friday night were stay in and read, or go to the theater by myself and blend in among the high school crowd (If you recall my mall rant, that sort of feeling overcame my emotions once again. Luckily the theater is dark and quiet so I could lose focus on the public around me). With the movie appearing to have a Judd Apatow feel to it, I watched the movie with high hopes, and walked out of the theater satisfied but not amazed.

The movie centers around Paul Rudd, who is a guy that has always been deemed as a "girlfriend kind of guy." After he proposes to girlfriend in the first scene of the movie, his brother (Andy Samberg) and the rest of his family point out how hes never actually had a best guy friend. From there on, we watch Rudd go through a montage of "man dates" and predictably watch him struggle. Once he is close to giving up, he meets an intriguing guy named Sydney (Jason Segal). From there we watch how the "bromance" between Rudd and Segal and how it effects them in other aspects of life, eventually leading up to Rudd's wedding.

Although I would not rank this movie above such other comedy favorites like 40 Year Old v=Virgin, Knocked Up, or Forgetting Sarah Marshall, this movie does deliver everything the audience could expect. Throughout the movie, there are plenty of lines that make you laugh and want to remember to throw into conversation later on. However, Paul Rudd fans may be a bit disappointed by his performance in this film. I was letdown to find out he was not playing his typical clever, quick quipped kind of character that I loved in Knocked Up and Role Models. Instead, I found myself rooting against his character in certain situations. However, his shortcomings are more than made up for by Jason Segal. The character Sydney is the kind of guy we all would love to share a "bromance" with (see doesn't that feel weird to say, I'm still not sure about this term). Andy Samberg also does not disappoint with his role as Paul Rudd's younger gay brother that likes to turn straight guys for the challenge.

Despite certain things about the film that seem a little forced, such as the Lou Ferrigno scenes and joke, this movie is perfect for people who want a laugh and have a little fun. Groups looking to go see a movie to fill the night should look immediately into this film. It's rewatchabilty is something to be seen, but is for sure worth a chance by anyone that is looking for a comedy.

Overall: 7/10