Review of Our Idiot Brother (2011) by Mloy X — 04 Jul 2013

Omar (Sterling K. Brown): [speaking extremely slowly] I'm Officer Omar Coleman. I'm your parole officer.

Ned (Paul Rudd): I'm Ned Rochlin. Why are you talking so slow?

Omar (Sterling K. Brown): [now speaking normally] I just figured, looking at your sheet, that since you sold grass to a uniformed police officer that you must be retarded.

Ned (Paul Rudd): Yeah, I get that a lot.

This was an interesting film, pretty cute and a little funny. Paul Rudd is absolutely adorable and his extreme likability makes you cheer all the more for the (often misunderstood) moronic Ned. At first you kind of feel sorry for Ned since he seems like such a loser while the rest of his siblings seem to have perfect lives but soon enough it's revealed that Ned's unique perspective of the world allows him to enjoy much more of it, when other miss what seems to be obvious signs because they are pretending to live ideal lives instead just truly living. Although this movie truly does have heart and the interaction of the characters is something anyone with brothers or sisters or friends who are like siblings can relate to, which makes it all the more entertaining, the movie was a little predictable. Nonetheless, it was still enjoyable to watch and Rudd is a completely charming character, so it doesn't feel like a complete waste of time.