(MOVIE REVIEW) Our Idiot Brother

Paul Rudd. I could end this review right now and you would leave it with a smile on your face...cause that is how awesome Rudd is. Some people tell me I remind them of Rudd, but I assure them that I am far more awesome. Regardless, you cannot deny that Paul has a quality about him that sneaks up on movie goers. He tends to be in some amazing movies and usually stands out in those movies from the rest of the cast. Our Idiot Brother is no exception to this rule.

Plot: Ned (Rudd) lived a happy life growing organic vegetables on a farm with his hippie girlfriend and his dog named Willie Nelson, but an unadvised incident with marijuana at a farmer's market lands him in jail. When he gets out of jail, he is off to live with his sisters. While Ned is still happy, his sisters are much less so after he manages to screw up one marriage, one job opportunity, one budding relationship and one domestic partnership. He sees those problems as breakdowns in communication, but his sisters see him as an idiot.


Thoughts? This movie was awesome. You think that it is going to be some lighthearted stoner comedy but this movie has heart. Lots of it. Rudd plays this role perfectly and, in the blink of an eye, shows that his character doesn't let things roll off of his back like he appears to do. Pick this movie up when you have a chance to do so. You will enjoy it.