Average

Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2013)

I Love You, Man almost could be an Apatow production, the qualities and flaws being such similar.
The premise is rather catchy and original, and the movie starts pretty well: it's fluid, dynamic, funny, and the scenes flow together well. But after about 45 minutes, the freshness and humour turn gradually into a more serious tone that, while not being totally bad, isn't particularly engaging. The Rudd-Segel duo becomes a bit annoying as the minutes go, their clichés characters and forced scenes not helping to say the least. The script drags and could have easily benefited from a 15 minute cut, a lot of scenes being really heavy and not bringing anything to the story.