I Love You, Man

I saw a sneak preview of "I Love You, Man", this week. Its a film coming out in about 2 weeks about a serious Bromance. Paul Rudd (I'm so happy he's popular now!), is about to marry Rashida Jones (from the Office), and they both realize he has no real male friends to be his best man. Eventually he meets Jason Segel, and they become the best of friends in a strictly hetero male partner for life way. Hilarity ensues, there are lots of awkward bromance moments, and Rudd and Segel at their finest.

It was a fun popcorn movie. Better than "Step Brothers", but not better than "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". It was not "Knocked Up", but it might have been as good as "Talladega Nights". And it has started a new genre: The romantic Bromance Comedy. Same structure as a normal rom-com, but the main leads are strictly straight. Theres room for more here.

One thing that really held the movie together was the awesome supporting cast. Andy Samberg played the jerky younger gay brother who tries to help Rudd find a friend, and always good J.K. Simmons (the dad from "Juno") played the dad whose best friend is his son. The best though was Jon Favreau, the actor/director who last directed "Iron Man", but who I really like for his short lived show "Dinner for Five". Anyway, Favreau plays the hubby of the maid of honor and despises Rudd with every fiber of his being. He oozed hatred out of his eyes. I felt bad that they made a few fat jokes about him though, because he's a lot skinnier than he has been in recent years!

A few potty jokes, a handful of jokes about marriage, Jason Segel being the cool guy who lives on Venice Beach, and lots of snort inducing Paul Rudd awkwardness, and you've got an entertaining movie. Go see it when it comes out! But don't pay more than $8.50 for it. I'd say its worth more than a bargain show, but not a super expensive weekend show. Long live the bromance film.