Like most films I walked into this one blind. The title of it actually made me skip it multiple times. I had no idea what it was about but since it starred Paul Rudd and Jason Segal I presumed it would be a comedy. There are certain really wonderful comic moments in this movie that make me LOL just thinking about them and I would consider it one of my favorite comedies of the past 10 years
Peter Claven (Paul Rudd) is about to get married. Unfortunately he has dedicated his life to getting married and doesn't really have any male friends. He desperately needs to find some to be in his wedding. I will admit this is a completely absurd premise for a film and i think if I worked for the studio it would take a great deal of convincing to get me on board. Anyway, his fiance and his family members set him up on a number of man-dates in the hopes that he will end up getting along with some of the people and a vast majority of them go terribly wrong.
Peter just doesn't like the people he meets or they don't like him because he projectile vomited all over them during a drinking game. It isn't until he accidentally stumbles upon Sydney Fife (Jason Segal) that a real friendship starts to build up.
Sydney is a genuinely cool dude. Much cooler than Peter actually and that is why it makes Peter so nervous to be around him / talk to him on the phone. Their conversations are hilarious because Peter idolizes Sydney for his confidence and freedom in life and all the while Sydney is actually not as comfortable in his own skin as he portrays.
That's basically the overlying premise of the entire film. However, it is filled with great comical moments and plenty of cameos by actors I genuinely like such as Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Jon Favreau, and Thomas Lennon.
This movie was considered a moderate success as it made $50 million - not too shabby. It gets the gooddream stamp of approval