MOVIE REVIEW - Our Idiot Brother

Funny man Paul Rudd stars with a nice cast in this weeks late summer comedy, Our Idiot Brother.

First off, this is not going to start a new genre in comedic movie making. Nor is it going to be fully remembered in a couple of years, but this is a pretty good flick. It has its problems, and some weaknesses, but considering what is out there for comedies these days, this works.

Rudd stars as Ned. Ned is a mid-20's "dude". He is not quick in the uptake, and probably smokes a bit too much weed. He is the youngest of four children, with 3 older sisters. He is the brother no one talks about. He is arrested for selling a uniformed police officer pot. After spending 8 months in jail, he is released to his family. Although they love him, no one really wants to take him in, as he is a difficult problem.

But as goofy as Ned is, he has a good heart. He loves his dog, and his family. And he is painfully, and I mean painfully honest. And that gets him into trouble with his sisters. But in the end, his honesty, and his ability to live and love unconditionally, is lesson for all of his caddy, self centered sisters to learn from.

Rudd does a real nice job of creating this real goofy, lovable, and highly believable character that is parody of course. But is parallel to real life in many ways. Leaving the theater I heard many say that he reminded me of so-and-so, which I found interesting.

Good cast here, Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Daschanel (who is underused), Rashida Jones, and many more that round out a real solid cast. OIB, is a bit short on story at times, and wanders off track a time or two, (once time very badly painting itself into t corner) but overall this is pretty funny, and actually has some charm at times.

Our Idiot Brother. Not perfect, but few are. But a fun 90 minutes at the movies.