As the pandemic continues*, I continue my weekly recommendation of a movie set in New York.
Tonight's offering: Our Idiot Brother (2011)
A well-meaning but naive goofball upends his own life. Then manages to upend his sisters' lives.
OIB isn't particularly deep, meaningful or memorable, but it's a cute little comedy that can make you smile. Paul Rudd is well cast as Ned, the titular character who just can't seem to avoid saying the wrong thing by just speaking the truth. But then, all of the major characters are well cast, and the interaction is really fun. It's certainly better and more clever than I would expect from what is essentially a piece of lightweight fluff.
New Yorkiness Rating: 2 out of 4
There's a good bit of New York in this movie -- lots of scenes in Brooklyn and Manhattan. But for the most part New York is really just background.
*And we're under curfew
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