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I Love You, Man is the second movie this year -- He's Just Not That Into You being the first -- with a popular catchphrase for its title. This is one of the film's few distinctions.
It's a thin premise, and I Love You, Man features the usual quota of jokes involving masturbation, projectile vomiting and flatulence. But is it worth it? Thanks to Rudd and Segel (and some terrific cameos), totes magotes.
The picture is worth catching for the delicate and toxic nuances of Rudd's performance.
Though the script doesn't always rise to their level, I Love You, Man is more than worth seeing for the chemistry between the shambling Segel and the endlessly inventive Rudd.
It's a hilarious comedy made even more successful because so much of the satire seems fresh.
The marvelous thing about John Hamburg's new comedy, I Love You, Man, is that rather than conforming to fit into some preexisting trend, it recognizes and even exalts in the reality that close male friendships can be a source of confusion and awkwardness.
It's hard not to like this witty, well-made celebration of friendship in which two very different guys come to know and appreciate each other.
At the end of the day it is a pretty formulaic bromantic comedy, and the little bit of a twist it has can't hide that fact. But it's done really, really well and that counts for a lot.
The film is a microcosm of us all, guys - raucous, juvenile and puerile on the outside, but tender, sweet and vulnerable in our hearts.
Pays respect to the crucial role male bonding plays in adulthood...
We all know where the film is heading, but that's hardly the point. Rudd and Segel are such entertaining guides you're willing to follow them anywhere.
The movie's not bad, but I just cringed almost every time he threw down a cheesy made-up nickname for someone or changed words.
Thanks to the incredible chemistry of its two leads, I Love You, Man stands as one of the best buddy comedies since Swingers.
Feel the man love with I Love You, Man, a constantly entertaining comedy about marriage, love, and friendship which is aimed towards adults.
One of the funniest movies in a long time.
It's a solid entry in the we're-guys-who-are-kinda-sorta-maybe-growing-up-but-maybe-not genre, but when tedium threatens to take over the cast steps in and keeps it consistently funny from start to finish.
Rudd and Segel, who both appeared in Knocked Up and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, make a fine comic duo, clearly two different types but not one-dimensional stock characters.
The dude looking for a good grossout will be disappointed.
A mellow, Zen-like vibe trickles through this otherwise raunchy buddy comedy...
Male bonding comedy is very crude -- but good-hearted.
Paramount has offered up a nice DVD of this film, with a very funny and informative commentary track by the director and stars.
With discussions of music, relationships, aging and growing up, it acts like a latter-day Lemmon - Matthau comedy, with a sadness underneath that makes it authentic.
...the movie possesses a stagnant feel that inevitably diminishes its overall impact.
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