Good and a little unusual "romantic" comedy

Rating: 6/10 (27 September 2010)

Recap: After just an eight month long relationship Peter proposes to Zooey. Everything is perfect, except the little detail that Peter don't really have any male friends. So who is going to be best man? Finding new friends can be quite tricky. But then he meets Sidney, and they click almost instantly. But Sydney is a bit eccentric and does things his own way, as Peter finds out a little too late.
Comments: A little unusual story in a romantic comedy, as the relationship in question is that of Peter and his presumed best man, not Peter and his wife to be. But if the story is unusual the steps, twists and turns are all the usual ones though. Actually it is really pretty much a standard romantic comedy, well except the real romance part perhaps. I found it pretty good without really falling for it. It is fun but doesn't really hit it off. It is good entertainment but not hilarious.
Paul Rudd is stable in the lead, but Jason Segel shows his potential. He isn't great in this movie, frankly no one is, but you can glimpse the comic talent. I think, and sincerely hope, that Segel is a coming man in the comic movie world. Because it is mostly around Segel the funny things happen in this movie. So even though Peter is actually the lead character, Sydney is definitely the most important one.
Well. Recommended if you like romantic comedies and want a change of scenery, but still want to find your own way around the story.
6/10