Our Idiot Brother

So who wouldn't want to see this movie; Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, Hugh Dancy, Adam Scott?! Yes, please. Throw into the mix that it's directed by Jesse Peretz who happens to be the same guy who directed the funniest episode of New Girl (the bad in bed episode) as well as a slew of Demetri Martin's Important Things. The movie pulled in about $24 million worldwide, which is a pretty nice profit given it's $5 million budget.

I ended up renting the DVD and watching it with my dad and he now swears it's the best movie of the decade. I'm not quite sure where that's coming from but it was a good movie nonetheless. Best movie of the decade? No.

Paul Rudd's character was very well written and one of my favorite characters to come along in awhile. He is an idealist and I love his ideals! The rest of his zany family were well written however there wasn't enough time in the movie for them to develop as much as Paul Rudd's however they did have more layers than the normal plot device family members. The plotline of the movie is a situational comedy however it was really how these characters reacted to these situations that provided the best parts of the movie in my opinion. The ending was cliched while poking fun at the cliche at the same time and providing a little chuckle. This movie, in my opinion, was more about the characters and their outlooks on life rather than the situations they found themselves in.

The movie was bright and had unique locations which is impressive given it's $5 million budget (given the impressive cast I'd venture a guess that most of the budget went to the salaries). I loved the soundtrack. Full of subtle relaxing music. Just my style.

Everyone did great in the movie. Paul Rudd was the main character but everyone else was equally as supporting. Although Emily Mortimer's character was a little depressing. There was a chemistry between the family which felt real. I enjoyed seeing Zooey portray an R-rated version of the character that she seems to have perfected in her most recent roles. Paul Rudd did a good job of playing the character and not just playing himself in a hippie sketch.

Overall, it was a good movie. It was a feel-good movie without being a fee-good movie. That totally makes sense, once you see it. The only thing was there was a lot of cliches in the movie, but again it was the characters that drew you in and almost made you forget about the convenient timing and cliched plot turns. "I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt and more often than not, they will live up to it" -- Our Idiot Brother