I Love You, Man delivers huge laughs

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2009)

From the fame of their Apatow productions, both Paul Rudd and Jason Segel reunite once again for I Love You, Man. After teaming partially in 2007's Knocked Up and last year's smash hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall, we have really seen chemistry grow between the two. Rudd stars this time, unlike Role Models in which he was the second wingman to Seann William Scott. Rudd portrays the friendless Peter Klaven, who knows how to really impress women and be romantic. The main problem occurs when he proposes to his girlfriend Zooey (Rashida Jones), but he has no best man for his wedding. Goaded by his homosexual brother (Andy Samberg) he goes on a series of failed man dates until finally meeting Sydney Fife (Jason Segel). For the first time we really see Segel break out as a wild man character. He was more straight laced in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and sort of a supporting character in Knocked Up. This may appear, like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as a romantic comedy. But even adding in that factor I find this movie still to be one of the funniest movies of this year so far. I may recall that this is the first time I really have had some great laughs towards something done or said by Jason Segel. With a decent cast and some hilarious scenes you really get what you expect from I Love You, Man.
10/10