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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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Andy Stitzer has gone 40 years without 'doing it.' Now his pals are making it their mission to help him score... fast! Can he survive their hilariously bad advice? Will he land in the arms of the way-too-experienced or the way-too-drunk? Or can he find true love where he least expects - from a gorgeous grandmother? When it comes to sex, there’s only one sure thing - The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The outrageous comedy hit is now the DVD that makes the pleasure last forever!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very funny, wonderfully done, good-hearted comedy
May 13 2011
Format: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.
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Steve Carell is hilarious
Mar 6 2011
Format: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.
Good movie; Sub-par transfer
Nov 8 2010
Format: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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Adult comedy
This movie is surprisingly funny, and is easily one of my favourites. The comedy is nearly adolescent, but never juvenile, and is saved by a remarkably sophisticated charm. Read more
Published on Sep 30 2007 by I Do Like Cheese
Classic movie
This is easily one of my favourite comedies of the 21st Century. I've watched it over and over and over.
Published on Sep 26 2007 by Eric Anderson
just slightly above awful(and i mean slightly) (1.1/5)
first off,i will say this movie is better than "Anchorman:the Legend of
Ron Burgundy.i mention "Anchorman" Because it has a bit of a connection
to "The 40 Year Old... Read more
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to "The 40 Year Old... Read more
Published on Aug 20 2007 by falcon
The above guy must watch a lot of CBC dramas
This movie was very funny. Not suitable for kids, but hey it isn't disney. The nice thing is that there are surprises throughout, and the ending is not what you could ever... Read more
Published on Jan 7 2006
-hiLarious-
i thought this movie was hilarious. the idea was genius. although some of the scenes could have been eliminated the ones that were funny.. were hilarious.
Published on Jan 5 2006
Pretty boring
This is one of those movies that show you all the good parts in the trailer.
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Published on Jan 2 2006 by Moongirl2001
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