I Love You, Man DVD: Review By DVDExaminerTyson

I Love You, Man was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 11 and is sure to spark another round of people shouting "Totes McGotes!" and "Slappin' da bass!"

I Love You, Man stars Paul Rudd as Pete, a man who has always been a "girlfriend guy" and thus never had a male best friend. He realizes this after he proposes to his girlfriend played by Rashida Jones and it is pointed out that he won't have a best man. After a series of failed "man-dates" he finally meets Sydney, played by Jason Segel, who is a free-speaking man's-best-friend of a man. The two quickly bond and before they know it they are best friends, but the friendship begins to get in the way of Pete's engagement as he learns to the in's and out's of male bonding. Pete learns how to balance his new life with his soon-to-be-wife and new best friend throughout this great buddy comedy.

This movie is hilarious and captures male bonding so well in so many ways. Rudd plays the goofy and awkward guy who has never had that chance to bond with other guys so well it's nearly to a fault. Some of his scenes are so awkwardly painful to watch I actually grimaced and turned away at some of the things he says and does, especially when it comes to his horrid attempts to come up with a nickname for Sydney. Segel is great as the "dude of dudes" -if you will- and the chemistry he has with Rudd carries a bulk of the film and is the source of some of the best laughs. As with any great comedy though, it's not just up to the main stars to carry all the weight. Rashida Jones is adorable as Rudd's girlfriend and is actually quite funny herself when it comes to the gag reel and outtakes in the special features. JK Simmons, Andy Samburg, Jon Favreau, and Jaime Pressly all turn in solid comedic performances and contribute a lot to the film; especially Favreau who had me laughing at his complete jerk of a character everytime he was on screen. Everything just works with I Love You, Man; the comedy, the quotable one-liners, and most importantly, the pace of the film. I have noticed that today a lot of comedies are making the mistake of running long, sometimes quite a bit over the two-hour mark, but this movie clocks in at a just over an enjoyable 90 minutes.

There are quite a few special features included with the DVD (see full specs below) that are just as fun to watch at times as the movie itself. The gag reel is great, but some of the most fun comes from the extended scenes and watching Segel and Rudd work out different takes of the same scene. There are very funny people involved with this film and it's a lot of fun watching them try to hash out some of these scenes finding what works best.

If you are a fan of some of the previous comedies featuring Rudd and Segel (Forgetting Sara Marshall, Knocked Up, etc.) I highly doubt you will be disappointed with I Love You, Man and I easily give this one my recommendation. It is on sale now and you can pick it up on DVD and Blu-ray at Amazon.

Special Features

- Commentary by director John Hamburg and actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segel

- Deleted and extended scenes

- Outtakes

- 18-minute Making of featurette

- Red Band Trailer