For all the girly buddy movies I’ve seen over the years, this is the buddy comedy for guys… its a beautiful bromance – Paul Rudd and Jason Segel are hilarious in “I Love You, Man” !!!

I’ll warn you now and get this out of the way, “I Love You, Man” is rated R.   Its filled with guy jokes… raunchy humor… and bodily functions: things that women may not all like… but it delivers on its goal to make you laugh.

And just like “Confessions of a Shopaholic” was a chance for guys to learn something about women and shopping… women can learn a little something about guys and their male friendships in “I Love You, Man”.
 

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Paul Rudd is Peter… an slightly uptight guy about to get married, who is comfortable around women, but awkward around guys and guy things.  One of the running jokes throughout the movie is that he’s always struggling with trying to come up with nicknames or clever sayings around his guy friends.

Jason Segel is Sydney… a foul-mouthed, straight shooting guy that Peter hopes he can become friends with… and his fiancee hopes might be his best man.

One of the great scenes you may have seen in the trailer is when Peter hosts an open house on the big property he’s trying to sell and as Sydney is people watching, he does play-by-play on one guest’s flatulence.

The movie’s poster tells you everything you need to know: its a great blend of Peter’s slightly uptight awkwardness and Segel’s laid back carefree attitude as the two begin hanging out together for hours just doing guy things.. watching tv, playing games, eating corn dogs, listening to cool music, being goofy, and talking about guy stuff.

This is a comedy, but its also a story that is very accesible and easy to connect to… with all kinds of great buddy moments that are both funny and feel good.

“I Love You, Man” also includes a solid supporting cast.   Rashida Jones (“The Office”) is good as the fiancee, Jaime Pressly and Jon Favreau are surprisingly good as the friend couple, and Andy Samberg (“SNL”) does well as the brother, but J.K. Simmons steals the scenes again (“New in Town”, “Burn After Reading”, “Spider-Man” 1-3) as he delivers some hilarious unexpected lines with a straight face.

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