Buddy-buddy tale as likeable Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) realises that he does not have any close male friends. And with his wedding to Zooey (Rashida Jones) fast approaching, Klaven needs a best man.
His quest is not as easy as he hoped – until a bond with laid-back investment banker Sydney Fife (Jason Segel). But how much can Zooey take of this new friendship/bromance?
It’s low brow and all something of a lark – and subverts the rom-com staple of meet-love-plan life together-break up-make up into a narrative of the highs and lows of friendship. It is occasionally very funny, but director John Hamburg simply goes with the flow with a formulaic comedy that, with a few too many cringeworthy moments, unfortunately outstays its welcome.
Rating: 40%
Director: John Hamburg (Why Him? Along Came Polly)
Writer: John Hamburg (Why Him? Meet the Fockers), Larry Levin (Doctor Doolittle, Dr. Doolittle 2)
Main cast: Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Dinner For Schmucks), Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Five-Year Engagement), Rashida Jones (Tag, TV’s Parks & Recreation)
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