I Love You, Man
Film2009105 min

I Love You, Man

Taste attributes: comedyromancemusic/danceweddingfastwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questgame/competitionlove conquers allunlikely connections

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"He needed a best man... He got the worst."

Boxlist takeLight and straightforward: a stirring romantic comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questgame/competitionlove conquers allunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Paul RuddJason SegelRashida JonesAndy SambergJ.K. Simmons

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2009
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bernard Gayle Productions
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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