'I Loved It, Man'

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2009)

Next to being a delightfully refreshing and entertaining comedy John Hamburg's 'I Love You, Man' also takes a look at gender role in today's society and how friendship between two men and two women may look different on the surface but there is a strong resemblance on a deeper level. Like Peter tells Sydney about his intimate secrets and concerns which is also what Zooey does with her friends. Basically, it shows that in a good friendship (whether it's between men or women), friends are there for each other, they comfortably share secrets and they try to help each other out with their concerns.
The jokes in 'I Love You, Man' work effectively. It's not fully loaded with vulgarity but instead the humour is well-balanced. Hamburg and Levin's writing deserves mention as they introduce a novel, unconventional premise and tell an amusing story with some of the funniest lines.
The cast is superb. Rudd shares a great chemistry with both Segel and Jones. He has previously worked with Rudd and it's quite obvious that they are comfortable working with each other. Both play their parts to the T. Rashida Jones is a fresh choice and she is totally charming. Jane Curtin and J.K. Simmons only contribute to the list of hilarious supporting cast. Jaime Pressly stands out.
'I Love You, Man' will be compared to Apatow's films like 'The 40 Year Old Virgin', 'Knocked Up' etc mainly because of Rudd and Segel. However, I actually preferred this movie to those Apatow films (which I wouldn't watch more than once). 'I Love You, Man' is a movie I wouldn't mind revisiting and watching again with friends.