Our Idiot Brother (9/10)

I wish my family was like this. All the fun we would have. Enough day dreaming because I want to talk about "Our Idiot Brother", one of the best comedies of the year. The kind of comedy I like are the ones where you have a big goofy grin from the first minute and it holds up through out. Even in the down points of the film, it doesn't try to act like it's the end of the world because the characters aren't winning. They're grieving but not in a way to depress us. "Our Idiot Brother" is a delight through out.

Paul Rudd stars as Ned who has a great look on life. He's not that smart but he's mostly an idiot because he's so trustworthy. He thinks people aren't looking to screw you over and so Ned lives a blissful life. I wish I could see the world through his yes. Well anyway Ned gets sent to jail after selling weed to a off duty cop. He's released four months later and need's a place to stay. So enter his family. I thought going into the film that his sisters might have ended up as background scenery but I was so wrong. Each has a life of their own (albeit it could have been a bit more). There is Liz (Emily Mortimer) who is married to Dylan (Steve Coogan) and has two children. She's the mother that want's her child to grow up cultured, however she's taken it to the extreme. The second sister is Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) who is high maintenance. She and her neighbor Jeremy (Adam Scott) have flirty thing going but you should see the movie for yourself to see how it turns out. The final sister is the bisexual hipster Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) who lives happily with Cindy (Rashida Jones). Throw in supporting characters from Hugh Dancy, T.J. Miller, Kathryn Hahn and Shirley Knight and you'll have a fantastic time.

Movies are meant to entertain and "Our Idiot Brother" does it. It's very funny with of course Paul Rudd stealing the show. It has heart to it as we see the character's develop (so rare in comedies now a days). The film has an amazing cast that are just utterly charming even when not doing anything special. The movie keeps moving forward with ease instead of being weighed down by outrageous shock comedy. A quality that you may not have known was that this was meant to have been an indie film. It played at Sundance and the Weinstein's picks it up because they saw what we do, something marvelous. It's not a groundbreaking movie, but is that something we really need all the time. Have fun here because I sure did. "Our Idiot Brother" was one terrific way to end the summer.

9/10
Recommendation: You should really see this movie because it's really that great. What's special is that it works on so many levels too. Date night... sure thing. They guys wanting something to laugh at... you got it. Girls night out... of course. "Our Idiot Brother" can be and should be enjoyed by everyone.