I Love You, Man (2009) starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jaime Pressly, Rashida Jones, Jon Favreau. Peter and Zooey (Rudd and Jones) become engaged, only to find that Peter does not have a close friend to serve as his best man. In fact, he doesn't have any real male friends at all. He goes on a series of "man-dates" until he finally meets Sydney (Segel) by chance at an open house. Soon, Peter's blossoming friendship with Sydney is threatening to ruin his relationship with Zooey. Unfortunately, what's lacking in this movie is clever writing and truly funny jokes. The funniest moments come between Pressly and Favreau, as a constantly feuding couple -- but that's not where the focus of the movie lies. The true center of the film is supposed to be the bromance between Rudd and Segel, but sadly the two seem to be lacking in chemistry. There are really no big laughs to be had, only wry smiles. [The subtitles are adequate, but I wish they would have shown the words to the numerous songs on the soundtrack.] Grade: B-
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