I love you, man
Plot: Peter (Paul Rudd) is about to get married. His fiancé, Zooey, has plenty of girl friends to share her intimate moments with and ask to be bridesmaids. Paul who has only really felt comfortable in the company of women, hasn’t got a male best friend to ask to be best man. So Peter decides to hunt out a male best friend. ….. enter Sidney, a fun loving, gross but honest bachelor.
My thoughts: This is a great buddy movie. I have always rated Paul Rudd as an actor and he shines in this film. The character Peter is well portrayed, especially showing his discomfort in male social situations. In fact I feel a certain empathy towards the character of Peter: The scenes where he is hovering over the phone not knowing the protocol about how to arrange man-dates are scenes I have played out myself. There were moments in the film where I thought to myself “That is so true!” It is good to see a film delving into the realms of man-dating, as most other films have character relationships already established.
Sydney is a great contrast character: the type of character that most men envy. He helps lead Peter into his missing guyhood, but works really well is that by the end of it, Sidney needs Peter just us much as Peter needs Sidney.
The relationship between Zooey and Peter is also well created You can see her discomfort in the company of Sid and she feels like she may be losing Peter, even though it was her (and friends) discussions that led him to search for a male friend.
ON the whole, a great buddy movie with great acting. And a great performance from old rockers Rush!
Best Bit: Paul Rudd shines as Peter. His scenes with Sid show the discomfort Peter has in male social situations. I know these feelings well
Score: 8/10