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Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) rides his bike to his stockperson job at Smart Tech, has a nice apartment filled with collectable toys (in their original packages), and plays videogames every night before bed. He's also a 40-year-old virgin. During a poker game with his coworkers David (Paul Rudd), Jay (Romany Malco), and Cal (Seth Rogen), talk turns to sex and it becomes very clear that Andy doesn't know what he's talking about. His friends become intent on remedying his situation, and their advice leads to newfound confidence for naive Andy. But when he develops true feelings for single mother Trish (Catherine Keener), Andy finds that all the sex advice in the world won't help him navigate the choppy waters of an adult relationship. In Andy, Carell has found a perfect comic creation who is hilarious, lovable, and rooted in reality. Rudd, Malco, and Rogen are also perfectly cast as Andy's cheerleaders. The script, by Carell and first-time director Judd Apatow (producer of TV's Freaks and Geeks), is consistently funny, and--despite its relentless crudity--treats its nerdy protagonist with the utmost respect. This rare quality and its high laugh-to-joke ratio make 40 Year Old Virgin one of the most enjoyable comedies of the decade.
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Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Elizabeth BanksDirector: Judd Apatow
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
While I don't usually go for modern, mainstream Hollywood comedy - it often feels too familiar and too obvious - this really worked for me.
Funny and sweet, 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' film starts from a high concept premise, but adds heart and soul, along with a bunch of laugh-out-loud moments.
The acting and writing, even in the small character roles, is excellent.
A side note; I saw this 132 min unrated version and loved it, but many film savvy friends who have seen both actually feel the original 117 minute
version actually flows better, and keeps a better pace.
Funny and sweet, 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' film starts from a high concept premise, but adds heart and soul, along with a bunch of laugh-out-loud moments.
The acting and writing, even in the small character roles, is excellent.
A side note; I saw this 132 min unrated version and loved it, but many film savvy friends who have seen both actually feel the original 117 minute
version actually flows better, and keeps a better pace.
1 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I missed out on this film during its cinema release as I figured it to be yet another sex-comedy with gross-out gags. While the film does contain a little of this it is way more character based and the humor comes from more absurd situations than disgusting. Never judge book by its cover huh?
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) is a 40-year-old virgin. His life is made up of working in the returns department of an electronics store, collecting toys of movie characters and watching reality TV with his OAP neighbors. The touch of a woman is foreign to him and he is yet to be educated in their mysterious ways. Though he does have the bonus of not having to put up with their moaning, tantrums and bitching 'because they can'! When his secret is wrenched out of him his work buddies make it their mission to help him pop his cherry and think of a zillion, wacky, hair-brained schemes.
But Andy is interested in Trish (Catherine Keener) the woman from the store across the road. Only he's really intimidated and arranges a weird no-sex policy with her that originally makes her relax at not having to live up to expectations but eventually makes her want to explode. Can he keep his secret from her too and perform the dirty deed with apparent expertise of your average porn stud? I'm just not a fan of all these "Apatow Comedies". Most of them long outstay their welcome and go on for well over two hours. The 40 Year Old Virgin is no exception.
Despite some crude humor here and there this is more of a light-hearted 'drama-com' than a romantic comedy. Carrell also proves he a far more talented actor and comedian than Will Ferrel or Adam Sandler.
Three stars are for the movie but it gets an extra bonus half-star for including a wonderfully, wonderfully top-heavy actress as Trish's daughter. Man, with women this big-boobed you just know there is a God.
The Blu Ray looks a bit mundane, thanks mostly to the drab photography. This isn't a film filled with gorgeous landscapes or vistas. It's all indoors and static. Worth picking-up cheap though.
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) is a 40-year-old virgin. His life is made up of working in the returns department of an electronics store, collecting toys of movie characters and watching reality TV with his OAP neighbors. The touch of a woman is foreign to him and he is yet to be educated in their mysterious ways. Though he does have the bonus of not having to put up with their moaning, tantrums and bitching 'because they can'! When his secret is wrenched out of him his work buddies make it their mission to help him pop his cherry and think of a zillion, wacky, hair-brained schemes.
But Andy is interested in Trish (Catherine Keener) the woman from the store across the road. Only he's really intimidated and arranges a weird no-sex policy with her that originally makes her relax at not having to live up to expectations but eventually makes her want to explode. Can he keep his secret from her too and perform the dirty deed with apparent expertise of your average porn stud? I'm just not a fan of all these "Apatow Comedies". Most of them long outstay their welcome and go on for well over two hours. The 40 Year Old Virgin is no exception.
Despite some crude humor here and there this is more of a light-hearted 'drama-com' than a romantic comedy. Carrell also proves he a far more talented actor and comedian than Will Ferrel or Adam Sandler.
Three stars are for the movie but it gets an extra bonus half-star for including a wonderfully, wonderfully top-heavy actress as Trish's daughter. Man, with women this big-boobed you just know there is a God.
The Blu Ray looks a bit mundane, thanks mostly to the drab photography. This isn't a film filled with gorgeous landscapes or vistas. It's all indoors and static. Worth picking-up cheap though.
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