Rio Grande Herald Movie Critic:
Gerald Salinas

I love you, man! You're not getting my bud light. That of course not being any part of the movie, but from an old commercial. (Those who are old enough to remember it). I love you, man, is a feel good buddy movie. Having a friend like Sydney Fife, (Jason Segal) would complete most lives of many men who don't have a best friend, Peter (Paul Rudd) being that young man. Sydney is everything Peter is afraid to be, funny, outrages, social, and free.

Peter a real estate agent, just engaged to his eight month girlfriend Zooey (Rashida Jones). Peter your nice, dorky guy has no problem getting along with girls but has no guy buddies and never had a guy best friend, which is a problem since now due to the wedding has no best man. This begins to worry Zooey, and Peter himself after overhearing the girls talk about him having no friends. Peter sets out to find a best friend, sets out for a man date, which is easier said than done. Going from lunatic soccer fan, to older guy, to eventually your homosexual guy, Peter begins to lose hope, until he meet Sydney.

Sydney is everything Peter has been looking for. After a meeting at Lou Ferrigno's (or as I know him and like to call him, "The Hulk") house, which Peter is trying to sell. Peter ask Sydney on a man date. And instantly like a true date between a man and a girl, they hit it off right away. Sydney lives in an old beat up house, next to Venice beach. His house, or I should say his living room since we never actually see anything else. Sydney has everything in common with Peter, that Peter has never shown. Sydney teaches Peter how to let go, and become free. A good example, when Peter client the Hulk is having lunch with Peter co employee, now I won't say no more on this cause it's one of the most funniest scenes in the movie, just mention it so you can look forward to it.

I love you, man is a good buddie movie and not so much date movie, I guess that's what they were going for, for you to have a man date, so it's okay if you go with your guy friend. With good laugh here and there, with your sexual jokes, cause now a days comedies have to have those jokes. But this movie is interesting, it's not so much a rom-com or even a heart warm movie, but in the sense were it doesn't follow the rules of your average comedy, it works and at the same time it doesn't. It works in trying new things and not making it the same things as the rest. But it fails cause there is not enough respect for the story. Yes the movie is funny but not a lot of memorable scenes, the movie leaves you with a doll moment at the end cause there is not a lot of problems in the movie, which means there is not alot of solution to fix those problems, everything is just so simple.

For the opening weekend, this movie could be worth the money in your wallet, (if your not interested in sci-fi, scary, or animation movies) but after that, this movie can wait for DVD. Paul Rudd is charming and seems to be getting roles for movies left and right, and Jason Segal works wonders for his character Sydney. The two work well with each other. But not enough to carry this story. It will leave you wanting to go hang out with your best friend, or if you don't have one go out on a man date.