''I Love You Too'' is a 2010 Australian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film, and the directorial film debut of

Daina Reid Daina Reid (born 1964) is an Australian director and actress who has been acting since the early 1990s. She began directing in 1999. Career She is known for '' Full Frontal'' from 1995 to 1997. Her directing credits include ''Sunshine'' for Aus ...

. The screenplay was written by first-time writer

Peter Helliar Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born 16 June 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on television as a former regular co-host of '' The Project'' on Networ ...

. It stars

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Yvonne Strahovski Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski (born 30 July 1982), known professionally as Yvonne Strahovski (), is an Australian actress. Primarily noted for her roles in dramatic television, she has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Pri ...

and

Megan Gale Megan Kate Gale (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Gale won a model contest when she was 18 in her home town. In 1999 she was cast in a series of commercials for the Italian telecommunicat ...

, and was produced by Princess Pictures on a budget of .

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began on 4 May 2009 and took place in

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Plot

Jim (

) is a thirty-three-year-old, emotionally stunted man who works at a miniature railway,Filmed at the

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and refuses to grow up. He lives in the granny flat at the back of his sister's house. Jim's pregnant sister Marie ( Bridie Carter) struggles with her oafish brute of a husband, Owen (Travis McMahon). Jim is unable to make a commitment to his English girlfriend of three years, Alice (

), who is very disappointed that Jim can't tell her that he loves her. Hoping to drive her boyfriend into saying those magical words, she considers taking a job in England, but to no avail. After a drunken night on the town with his mate Blake (writer

), Jim unsuccessfully attempts to steal a car, owned by the vertically challenged Charlie (

). Discovering an undelivered love letter Charlie wrote to Francesca, Jim cajoles Charlie into helping him mend his relationship with Alice. Jim's first attempt at a love letter fails as he is unable to express the words so he copies Charlie's original letter and gives it to Alice. Alice knows that the words aren't Jim's and is not impressed. Jim returns to Charlie's place and Charlie realises Jim copied his letter. Charlie tells Jim the words have to come from him so over a long afternoon and bottles of shiraz, Jim manages to write many rough drafts but he screws up all his work and gives up. Although Jim failed with Alice, he makes a commitment to Charlie to deliver his 3-year-old love letter. Charlie reveals that Francesca is supermodel Francesca Moretti (

) with whom he is obsessed. Luckily Moretti is in town on a promotional tour and Jim takes Charlie to her book signing. Charlie gets cold feet and leaves but Jim hand-delivers the letter. Meanwhile, Charlie visits Alice and gives her a shoebox of Jim's writings, telling her, ''His handwriting's terrible, he writes like a doctor who lost both hands in the war. The words are coming; they're not quite there yet, but they're close.'' Later that evening Francesca reads Charlie's letter then invites him for a drink at her hotel. The two enjoy a pleasant evening together. Blake uses his influence to stall Alice's taxi ride to the airport to allow Jim to express his true feeling and to propose to her.

Cast

as Jim *

as Charlie *

as Alice *

as Blake *

as Francesca * Travis McMahon as Owen * Bridie Carter as Marie *

Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Mad Max'' and ''The Great Gatsby''. On TV, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack C ...

as Jim's boss There are also

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from some prominent Australians, including the actors

Rose Byrne Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film ''Dallas Doll'' (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role i ...

and

Angus Sampson Angus Sampson (born 1979) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances in the ''Insidious'' film series, ''The Mule'', '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', and the Peabody-winning second season of '' Fargo''. Early life Samp ...

and comedians

Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on te ...

and Dave Lawson. Former Strange Idols and

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vocalist, Robert Price, makes a brief appearance as a police man.

Release

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews.

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website

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reports that 54% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 13 reviews, with an

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score of 5.4/10.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:I Love You Too (2010 Film) 2010 films 2010 romantic comedy films Films shot in Melbourne Films scored by David Hirschfelder Australian romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films Screen Australia films Roadshow Entertainment films