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Cult comic actor Steve Carell--long adored for his supporting work on The Daily Show and in movies like Bruce Almighty and Anchorman--leaps into leading man status with The 40 Year-Old Virgin. There's no point describing the plot; it's about how a 40 year-old virgin named Andy (Carell) finally finds true love and gets laid. Along the way, there are very funny scenes involving being coached by his friends, speed dating, being propositioned by his female manager, and getting his chest waxed. Carell finds both humor and humanity in Andy, and the supporting cast includes some standout comic work from Paul Rudd (Clueless, The Shape of Things) and Jane Lynch (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), as well as an unusually straight performance from Catherine Keener (Lovely & Amazing, Being John Malkovich). And yet... something about the movie misses the mark. It skirts around the topic of male sexual anxiety, mining it for easy jokes, but never really digs into anything that would make the men in the audience actually squirm--and it's a lot less funny as a result. Nonetheless, there are many great bits, and Carell deserves the chance to shine. --Bret Fetzer
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny, wonderfully done, good-hearted comedy,
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This review is from: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (DVD)
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 the 133 min unrated version and loved it, but many film savvy friends who have seen both actually feel the R-rated 117 minute version actually flows better, and keeps a better pace.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Steve Carell is hilarious,
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This review is from: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This movie is so funny. The title of the movie tells it all. Although not the most believable title for a movie, the movie itself is one of the funniest of the decade. I won't spoil the plot and tell you if he ever gets laid or not. But I will tell you that Steve Carell is hilarious in this movie. And it is one of those comedies that you will enjoy watching over and over again.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie; Sub-par transfer,
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This review is from: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The movie itself is pretty funny. The 1080p transfer however could use some improvement. It looked like a 720p transfer they upscaled and added a ridiculous amount of sharpening to. Better than any DVD version of the movie, but still not very good. But I'm a harsh critic when it comes to this sort of stuff... the average consumer probably won't even notice.
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