Is there a more amiable guy working in comedy today than Paul Rudd? Whether playing a cynic or a sap, he always comes across as the guy you want to have a beer with. Easily gliding amongst bigger players in the cutting edge works of David Wain, Judd Apatow and Adam McKay – the men who have redefined comedy in the past decade – Rudd has emerged as the most likable, easy-going and authentic of the lot. In Our Idiot Brother, a film designed around his incalculable charms, Rudd shines in his first film where he is the sole headliner. Continue reading