BY MIKEY MIGO
I am a big fan of “How I Met Your Mother”. The cast is remarkable and it has to be one of the most consistently good sitcoms on TV. While other more critically pandered shows get all the love, I wouldn’t hesitate to put it in my own personal “Top 5 Currently on TV”. Most of the cast has seen success elsewhere. Alyson Hannigan rocked in the American Pie movies and on Buffy. Neil Patrick Harris has Doogie and Harold and Kumar. Jason Segal has Sarah Marshall, I Love You Man, and tons of awesomeness to his credit. The two who don’t get as much love is Codie Smulders and Josh Radnor. I’ve seen her in stuff like “The Slammin’ Salmon”, but other than one episode of “Six Feet Under” I can’t think of any other role I’ve seen Josh Radnor in. In this small indie project, Radnor not only wrote it, not only directed it, not only acted in it, but rocked the hell out of it. The movie is about trying to find your way in life and centers around a few different intertwining characters and stories. Radnor plays a guy who comes to the rescue of a kid abandoned in the subway. He ends up pretty much keeping the kid without any legal backing. He ends up bonding with the kid and dealing with issues. Meanwhile we have the lovely Malin Akerman playing his best friend. She has Alopecia and deals with image issues and wanting to be loved. His cousin, the always enjoyable Zoe Kazan, and her boyfriend, the underrated Pablo Schrieber, deal with their own shit. He wants to move and pursue his dreams, but she is very hesitant. Kate Mara plays a fledging singer and the love interest of Radnor. This is one of those movies that it’s hard to really get into the plot of. Nothing too crazy happens. There are no explosions or big Hollywood stars in it. It’s a movie about human nature and that’s something that’s always going to appeal to me. I’ve read some comparisons to “Garden State”, but I think that’s a bad comparison. I think it’s mainly because Braff came from a comedy show to write, direct, and act in an indie flick. Granted, that’s what Radnor did… it’s not the same. It’s a completely different world. This is a bit less self indulgent than “Garden State”. I liked that movie as much as the next guy, but I think there is more relatable substance in this movie. Radnor does great though. He got the right people for the right roles, told a good story, and got to show off who Josh Radnor is. I’m always going to tune in for “Ted Mosley”, but now I’m going to be on a look out for Josh Radnor. If he keeps this up he’s going do some really awesome things. B+
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