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MOVIE VIEWS ARCHIVES:
You'll find all our movie reviews since January 2000 plus our "Thumbs Up" video reviews in Movie Views Archives. Titles are grouped alphabetically. There is a link to our Archives at the top of this column.
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| I Love You Man |
| 04.12.09 (6:51 pm) [edit] |
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Paul Rudd has to be one of the most likeable actors on screen today. (A recent Entertainment Weekly magazine put his face on their cover saying "It’s time to get to know the most lovable movie star on the planet.") Rudd is adept at playing sweet guys who aren’t afraid to admit they like such movies as Chocolat and The Devil Wears Prada. In this film, Rudd is Peter Kalven, a real estate agent with skill but no sizzle. While planning his wedding to Zooey (Rashinda Jones), he’s also trying to sell, without much success, the Lou Ferrigno mansion. Peter has always been a guy who gets along well with girls, but Zooey worries when she realizes that he has no real male buddies. Who will be his groomsmen? So Peter sets out to find some friends. After some disappointing and downright embarrassing "man-dates," he meets Sydney (Jason Segal) who is the perfect buddy for hanging out and kicking back. All three actors are gifted comedians and they are ably assisted by J.K. Simoons and Jane Curtin as Peter’s parents, Andy Samberg as his gay brother, and John Favreau and Jamie Pressley as Zooey’s friends. Ferrigno, himself, makes two amusing appearances. As is typical of comedies these days, there are plenty of raunchy comments and not-so-subtle sexual references. We liked Segal in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where he played a guy so sensitive he couldn’t stop crying when his girlfriend dumped him. In this film (as Manohla Dargis points out in her NY Time’s review), he is the quintessential man/boy: a would-be kid who just wants to hang out with the guys, even though most of his friends have moved on to families and careers. That makes him the perfect guy friend for the uptight Peter. Be sure to stay for the closing credits, because they include some funny scenes from the wedding reception. I’d give this enjoyable film a B. Gary laughed a bit more than I did, so he says B+ GRADE B+/B
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Here are selected reviews from various issues of Movie Views.
We publish a new issue every month on our Movie Views Website. Movie Views has both film and video reviews plus a Readers' Views section. (There is a link to our website at the top of the left column.)
ABOUT US: We have loved the movies ever since we were kids and we see about 100 movies a year. (We tend to avoid "slasher film" and any film with "Dude" in the title.)
ABOUT OUR GRADING SYSTEM: Since we are both former teachers, we use the classic A, B, C style of grading. Our grade is based on our enjoyment of and emotional reaction to the film. We also consider the quality of the filmmaking and acting. We keep our reviews brief and to-the-point and we never give away any of a film's surprises.
Barbara and Gary
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