Synopsis
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
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Cast
- Paul RuddPeter Klaven
- Jason SegelSydney Fife
- Rashida JonesZooey Rice
- Andy SambergRobbie Klaven
- J.K. SimmonsOswald Klaven
- Jane CurtinJoyce Klaven
- Jon FavreauBarry
- Jaime PresslyDenise
- Rob HuebelTevin Downey
- Thomas LennonDoug
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Entertainment Weekly
By far the best Judd Apatow comedy that Judd Apatow had nothing at all to do with. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Above all, just plain funny. It's funny with some dumb physical humor, yes, and some gross-out jokes apparently necessary to all buddy movies, but also funny in observations, dialogue, physical behavior and Sydney Fife's observations as a people-watcher. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It's a rare comedy that actually grows funnier on reflection. It benefits enormously from the talents of the two stars. - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
I Love You, Man is totally formulaic, but the formula is unnervingly (and hilariously) inside out. - 80
Village Voice
The movie delivers an absolutely complete, fully realized, delightfully novel redo of the hoariest of forms: the meet-cute, love-at-first-sight, break-up-and-make-up, racing-to-the-altar slapstick weepy that's been a staple of cinema since the invention of cinema. - 75
Miami Herald
Hilarious and socially astute. - 67
The A.V. Club
What saves I Love You, Man, at least partially, is the relaxed chemistry between Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, both very funny men who are genuine enough to push back against a premise that's often maddeningly artificial. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Jon Favreau, J.K. Simmons, Thomas Lennon and half a dozen other capable comedians drift in and out. Yet the movie seems long even at 105 minutes.