Love it!

Rating: 9/10 (27 March 2009)

The comedy "I Love You, Man" will befriend you with charisma, charm, creativity, and ingenuity. Yes, I loved this movie, man! Paul Rudd stars as Peter Klaven, a recently engaged real estate rep who is at the bottom pole in the friend line. Therefore, Peter goes on "mandates" to find a best buddy to be his best man at his wedding. Peter is also on a real estate mission in trying to sell Lou Ferrigno's (Yes, the Incredible Hulk himself) mansion which make many of Pete's colleagues green with envy. Jason Segel co-stars as Sydney Fife, a straight-shooter bohemian beach slacker who Peter befriends and before you know it Peter is the main dog in "The Big Fife Club". Peter and Sydney's novice friendship becomes the central narrative association of "I Love You, Man". Oscar amigos, please consider Paul Rudd for a Best Actor nomination at your next award soiree. His performance as the semi-neurotic, somewhat-pretentious but extremely likable Peter was a comedic tour-de-force. Segel was not lagging too much behind with his picture-perfect performance as the comedically candid Sydney. I Love You, Paul & Jason men for bringing back the "comedic actor duo chemistry" subject back into the movie curriculum. The film also greeted us with show-stopping supporting performances from: Rashida Jones as Peter's fiancé Zooey, Jon Favreau & Jamie Pressly as Zooey's bickering married friends Barry & Denise, the great J.K. Simmons as Peter's dad Oswald Klaven, Andy Samberg as Peter's younger gay brother Robbie, and Lou Ferrigno for his muscular self-parody acting effort. Writer-Director John Hamburg's tasty script and orchestration of "I Love You Man" was stellar, and exact sentiments goes out to the "Hamburg Helpers" that aided him to make "I Love You, Man" a Hamburg creation lacking with cheesy material but with enough witty beef to satisfy your comedic taste buds. I will love you men and women for eternal life if you cinematically greet yourself to "I Love You, Man". ***** Excellent