This past Sunday hit like a ton of bricks, if a ton of bricks weighed like waking up in the morning with absolutely nothing to do. So, to fill the vaccuous gaping maw of existence that is my life I went and had a delicious bacon, egg, and provolone bagel at BagelBagel (6 Beards) for brunch. Now, after this I seriously contemplated laying down in the sun in the parking lot and falling asleep for a while. Instead we went to go see I Love You, Man.
I wouldn't say I had high expectations for this film, because I try to go in without any real expectations. I mean, if you don't have any expectations then you can't really be let down can you? Eh? Eh? Yeah, I also use this philosophy to get me through life. Except not. I think I actually use a reverse philosophy where I expect everything to be as awesome as me and then spend most of my vaccuous gaping maw of an existence being disappointed. Except for with movies! I expect nothing except to be entertained!
Wow, hi, hello there, how YOU doin'?
Anyways, I Love You, Man. Ok, got it. Let me premise by saying I love Paul Rudd and I love Jason Segel in a totally heterosexual with slight homoerotic undertones kind of way. Disregarding this, I Love You, Man presented a simple premise, stuck to it, and won my heart because of it. I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to relate to this film since I have THE BEST and MOST AWESOME group of guy friends a man could ever ask for, some of them going back over 10 years now. Yet this movie was really put together, and through what I'm assuming was a wonderful synthesis of script and acting they made me understand how awkward it would be to realize, at the age of 30 or so, that you don't have a best guy friend and that maybe you probably do need one.
Let me pause here, and address the ladies. While this movie does focus on weirdness that results from two grown men becoming best friends, I promise that not only will you find this film hilarious, but that you more than likely relate to it just as well as I did.
Last note: If you don't like Rush, then don't see this movie, and maybe it's time for you to sit and down think about why you're such a dick.
I Love You, Man gets 8 Beards for being solidly awkward, honest, and hilarious.
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