by Daniel Erenberg

I Love You, Man is a good film for only one reason. Its cast is phenomenal. Paul Rudd and Jason Segel carry this movie, completely elevating it beyond the rather uninspired material they are given. The film is also populated with such gifted comedic actors as Rashida Jones, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly, J.K. Simmons, Jane Curtin and Andy Samberg in appropriate supporting roles. This exact same script with a completely different cast would have resulted in something completely mediocre and unmemorable. But, dipping into the Judd Apatow casting pool ends up working as well for this film as it did for Role Models back in November, and director John Hamburg has given Rudd and Segel a supporting cast that can completely play off of their brilliance.

The structure of I Love You, Man is a charmer. It’s a romantic comedy about guys. Two guys become best friends, there’s a complication, they “break-up” and they somehow get back together and live happily ever after….

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Tags: jason segel paul rudd apatow i love you man
March 9, 2009 at 4:28pm