I Love You Too

One thing I can say about the Aussie romantic comedy I Love You Too is that it was a damn good try.

Without being too critical, it was the film's Aussie-ness that was its downfall as a successful film of the genre. The rom-com is not a genre attempted in Australia very much and what this film proves is that it can be done.

I'd just like to see the next attempt.

That out of the way there are some excellent things about I Love You Too, which was written by local comedian Peter Helliar.

Brendan Cowell is always good (I'm not just saying that because we were in the same year at uni) though he did look a bit uncomfortable at times. He plays Jim, a 30-something guy who has been dating Alice (Yvonne Strahovski) for over three years but can't say those three little words.

Of course, they break up and Jim sets out to try and get the magic words out of him before it's too late.

This leads him to Charlie (Peter Dinklage - easily the best thing about the movie), a short statured man who, despite Jim stealing his car, strikes up a friendship that ultimately helps them both.

Then there's Jim's best mate Blake (Helliar). A guy who seems to always be the wingman but who knows that Alice was the best girl Jim has ever been with.

Being a rom-com we all know where it's going to end but along the way there are some fantastic moments, again largely due to Dinklage (who was showstopping in Death At A Funeral).

I must admit to a soft spot for Yvonne Strahovski, who does a pretty good English accent as Alice. But to me she'll always be Sarah Walker, the CIA agent from the US series Chuck.

Megan Gale has a small role as an Italian supermodel and a touching scene with Dinklage, and even Hamish Blake (from Hamish & Andy fame) has a cameo.

You probably don't need to rush out to the movies to see this, it will transfer very nicely to the small screen, but it is worth a watch.

Just a shade too long, they didn't tie things up quickly enough, but it was a good effort for a rarely made type of film in Australia.

However, there was some crudeness there that I thought was unnecessary and didn't add to the movie, hence my comment about it being too Aussie. But, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

A 7 out of 10.