Dude rules: Leaping into buddydom

Friends know it’s OK to say, “I love you.” But they don’t have to, you know, talk about it at length.

Thoughts: Acknowledging feelings is a fine thing, even if it sometimes takes a few psychedelic mushrooms to get the ball rolling. (Think Rudd’s Pete and Rogen’s Ben, post Cirque, in “Knocked Up.”) But you don’t have to dwell on it. When Owen Wilson’s wedding crasher got to the church on time for Jeremy’s wedding, all was forgiven — with a simple nod of the head. That’s enough.

The point is: These days in movies, male friendship means never having to say anything more than “I love you, man.”  (Scott Garfield / Associated Press)