A cool friendship flick.

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2009)

No, this ain't another Brokeback Mountain. I Love You, Man has a ton of gay moments, but of the fun variety, not the sexual attribute kind. The movie tackles the niceties of male friendship, and it does so without even the slightest hint of homosexuality. And that's what makes it a very cool friendship movie.
I Love You, Man is a movie about man-to-man friendship, male bonding, drinking beer, talking about who you had sex with and how, jamming, going hiking, taking a dog out to poop, standing up for a buddy, giving career tips, helping him shop, playing poker, watching games, playing games, sharing masturbation techniques, screaming at the top of your voice, loaning money, and just plain hanging out for no reason.
Starring Paul Rudd (the Mike from Friends, who Phoebe marries) and Jason Segel, the story goes thus: Rudd's character, Peter Klaven, is getting married but doesn't have any male friends. He has no one close enough to be his best man. All his friends are chicks. His fiancé, and her friends, find this unusual and hence, Peter Klaven sets out to find a friend. He goes on numerous man-dates that fail miserably. Enter, Segel's character – Sydney Fife. The two meet and get on like a house on fire. The rest is what makes this movie rock.
Rudd plays an introvert while Segel plays an extrovert. The two share terrific on screen chemistry. I simply had to call up my best friend after watching I love You, Man to tell him that I loved him.
I love You, Man is a light-hearted fun flick, with all the right emotions in the right places, you'll love it. Watch it with your best friend and you'll love it even more.
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