Cathardincu
Surprisingly incoherent and boring
Cleveronix
A different way of telling a story
Beystiman
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
jadavix
"I Love You Too" is an agreeable enough comedy that badly outstays its welcome towards the end, which is a shame, because it has some funny moments.Brendan Cowell plays the typical commitment phobic immature bed hopper who has found the one he wants to be with, but gets ditched because he doesn't know how to tell her how he feels. He meets Peter Dinklage, a SNAG who offers to help him. There's also Peter Helliar, playing who else but the sidekick to Cowell's first incarnation.There are also cameo roles by Rose Byrne, Hamish Blake, Angus Sampson and Kim Gyngell.How many times have we seen this plot? It's kept buoyant at first because funny moments and the charm of the actors makes it feel fresh, but of course it can only end one way, and once you realise what you're in for, the movie is on autopilot and you aren't paying attention.There are also aspects that don't fit a silly romantic comedy, eg. Cowell's character having lost his parents. The movie doesn't go for any touching moments, nor depths to its characterisations, so why bother with that?
JamieWJackson
This one started out somewhat slowly, and -- as everyone seems to agree -- really got rolling when Peter Dinklage came along, but from there on I was really engrossed. Yes, some facets could have used more polishing; perhaps there were just too many characters and situations to fully flesh them all out satisfactorily, but given the genre-transcendent nature of the movie itself, it actually doesn't seem troubling to have a loose end here and there. Life is nothing if not occasionally sloppy and unpredictable.The 3 "hot chicks" (rendered in quotes by me because it's a cringe-inducing cliché, not to evoke sarcasm) were quite lovely, and Alice so much so that it was difficult to imagine Jim truly waffling over her. She was too charming for that. Still, by the time the story played out, it made at least some more sense, and Jim did win me over eventually.My one major complaint was that Jim's friend didn't explain to Alice what had really happened in the friend's place. (I'm leaving it vague to avoid spoiling it; if you've seen the movie you'll remember.) I don't understand that, and I don't understand why nobody else is complaining about it, either. Perhaps I missed something. As of now, I feel like that omission was for plot purposes, and it doesn't ring true.Aside from that, I really enjoyed this movie a lot, especially Dinklage's typical show-stealing performance and the winsome heroines. There are some really good laughs and a lot of pathos here. 8/10.
Gary Lum
I saw this film on a flight from Darwin to Canberra so I'm assuming it was modified for the flight (I am pretty sure there was a lot of swearing removed). I was going to pull the plug after a few minutes of Peter Hellier. Normally I think he's funny, but not as a movie actor. It turned into a great and funny Aussie comedy once Charlie was introduced. I just wonder if they should have had Megan Gale's name in the opening credits. It would have added a little more mystery to leave it to the end. Otherwise I would go out and watch it again when it comes out on DVD so I can see the bits which were cut. At the beginning the main male character had me thinking he was a jerk, but after the reason for his reticence was explained it all made sense.
gregking4
I Love You Too is a labored and uneven romantic comedy that struggles to find big laughs. The film was written by local comic Peter Helliar, who conceived the idea some seven years ago and has been developing it ever since. The film looks at a number of relationships and explores the often rocky road to romance. The central character is Jim (Brendan Cowell), an emotionally stunted thirty-year-old man who works at a miniature railway and refuses to grow up. He lives in a bungalow at the back of his family home. He is also unable to make a commitment to Alice (Yvonne Strahovski), his girl friend of the past three years. Disappointed that Jim is unable to articulate his feelings, Alice tries to reassess their relationship. She even considers a job offer that will take her home to England, hoping to force Jim into action. After a drunken night on the town, Jim attempts to steal a car, with disastrous results. But that is how he meets the diminutive Charlie (Peter Dinklage), and an unusual friendship develops. A recent widower still mourning his wife, Charlie himself is obsessed with Francesca (Megan Gale), the supermodel who is the very epitome of the unobtainable object of desire. Jim agrees to help Charlie get in touch with Francesca if he will teach Jim the right words to say to Alice to win her back. Another major subplot concerns the relationship between Jim's pregnant sister Marie (Bridie Carter) and her beer swilling, oafish husband Owen (Travis McMahon). Helliar's script is too long for what it has to say, and there are several moments of unnecessary padding. There are also a number of moments that fall horribly flat, and scenes that go nowhere. Daina Reid hails from a background in television, having directed episodes of TV series like City Homicide, etc, and her handling of the material here is pedestrian. She seems unable to bring much energy or life into the material. The performances of most of the cast are generally fine, although, ironically, Helliar himself is one of the more annoying elements of the film. Helliar plays Jim's best mate Blake, an obnoxious and boorish bogan. His character is annoying and grating, and doesn't really ring true. His grotesque manners and clumsiness is reminiscent of Jason Siegel's character in the recent bromance I Love You, Man, although he doesn't quite redeem himself in the same way. Dinklage (from Death At A Funeral, etc) is the best thing in it, with his dry, droll wit and self-deprecating humor. Strahovski, who plays a CIA agent in the TV series Chuck, seen on Foxtel, is good as Alice. Cowell seems a little uneasy with his role here, and is uncomfortable in some scenes. Despite some good moments, I Love You Too is another example of an Australian comedy that falls flat, and is let down by the writing.