Rude, Crude and Surprisingly Good

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2009)

I have been an avid movie watcher for 20 years and a big fan of IMDb for the past 4-5 but this is my first post. I had to write a response to the comment I read in regards to this movie not being good.
I was fortunate enough to get a free sneak preview pass from a friend and was able to watch I love You Man last night. First off, people going to see this movie must understand what they are getting themselves into. If you have not enjoyed 40 year-old virgin, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, or any of those kind of outrageous comedies, you probably should save your $10 and wait until someone forces you to be entertained. Going into the movie with a negative attitude will leave you feeling even worse once you leave the theater.
I have enjoyed all those comedy's but I felt that this one might have fallen up short, but I was completely wrong. From the beginning of the movie, it had me, along with the entire audience of the theater laughing out loud. Character development of Peter Klaven was put together by the inadequacies he has towards making friends with only women and not men. People who might not find this funny is someone who can relate to Peter and it can work vice versa. One of the only things I found annoying is this trait of Peter. I hated how he didn't know how to talk to a guy. Unlike 40 year-old virgin, he put the Dick on the pedestal.
Throughout the entire movie its straight comedy without steering off the plot of the movie. Jon Favreau takes the role of the dickhead alpha-male and plays it to perfection. Jason Segal is the true I don't give a flying puck male and once again, the character is played to perfection.
I didn't want to give the movie away by showing examples because I know I hate reading spoilers before I see a movie. Just understand that the movie is rude, crude and surprisingly good.