I Love You, Man Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 14 Critic Reviews
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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie stakes out a whole new arena - male social performance anxiety - and ruthlessly mines it for comic embarrassment.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Above all, just plain funny. It's funny with some dumb physical humor, yes, and some gross-out jokes apparently necessary to all buddy movies, but also funny in observations, dialogue, physical behavior and Sydney Fife's observations as a people-watcher.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

By far the best Judd Apatow comedy that Judd Apatow had nothing at all to do with.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Betsy SharkeyAdd Critic to Favorites

Could have taken a more relevant, insightful and even funnier cut at a very rich topic. But the filmmakers didn't; they went with dog poo instead.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite the clever premise and several laugh-aloud moments, the film as a whole underwhelms.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie goes soft in its final stages, but Rudd and Segel keep it real. "Sweet, sweet hangin'," says Peter of knowing Sydney. The same goes for the movie.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a hilarious comedy made even more successful because so much of the satire seems fresh.Read the full review

Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite the movie's many flaws, the two leads' genuine rapport is enough to give the audience a solid contact high.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Stephen FarberAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a rare comedy that actually grows funnier on reflection. It benefits enormously from the talents of the two stars.Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

A fitfully funny comedy.Read the full review

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