Lee Evans Had It Right, Man…

Recently eying the tagline “Are you man enough to say it?” from the poster for I Love You, Man sent my mind pinballing back to 1998’s There’s Something About Mary, and Lee Evans’ line reading about Cameron Diaz when he’s outed as a handicap faker by Matt Dillon’s dickish, tooth-capped gumshoe: “I love her, maaaaaan!” This is of course exactly the right combination of plaintive shamefulness and manic defensiveness, as any guy who’s ever loved/lusted after an unattainable hottie and struggled to get out of “Friendship Alley” can absolutely attest.

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