‘Our Idiot Brother’Trailer–Paul Rudd is a Moron | /Film

One film I’ve been looking forward to isOur Idiot Brother(formerly known asMy Idiot Brother), which premiered at Sundance earlier this year to warm, if not spectacular, reviews.Jesse Peretz‘s dramedy starsPaul Ruddas a good-hearted but dim man who gets passed around between his three sisters (Elizabeth Banks,Zooey DeschanelandEmily Mortimer) as he tries to get his life together after his latest set of mishaps— one of which involved selling weed to a uniformed police officer. He’s that dumb. Watch the trailer after the jump.

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Rudd has proved in the past to be a very reliably funny, likable actor, and he looks just as solid here as he usually does. The rest of the cast looks great as well— in addition to the names mentioned above,Our Idiot Brotheralso starsRashida Jones(in hipster granny glasses!),T.J. Miller,Hugh Dancy,Adam ScottandSteve Coogan.Davecalled the film“lovable” and“enjoyable” but“inconsequential” in his review from Sundance, and that’s the feeling I’m getting from the trailer as well.Our Idiot Brotherdoesn’t look particularly impressive or daring, but it does look like a pleasant way to pass a sticky summer afternoon.

Our Idiot Brotherwill open in theatersAugust 26.

Synopsis:

Despite looking for the good in every situation and the best in every person, Ned always seems to find himself holding the short end of the stick—being conned into selling pot to a uniformed cop, being dumped by his girlfriend, and worse yet, losing custody of his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. When he turns to family, he is passed from sister to sister while he gets back on his feet. Ned’s best intentions produce hilariously disastrous results, bringing the family to the cusp of chaos and ultimately the brink of clarity.

Discuss:Will you seeOur Idiot Brother?

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