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Funny People (2009)

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Reviews Counted:207

Fresh:141

Rotten:66

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: Funny People features the requisite humor, as well as considerable emotional depth, resulting in Judd Apatow's most mature film to date.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality.

Runtime: 4 hrs 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 31, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $51,814,190

Synopsis: Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) has shown that nothing?not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth?is sacred. About his... Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) has shown that nothing?not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth?is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, "I'm trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!" Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in Funny People, the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.

Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer Aubrey Plaza join a cast that reunites Judd Apatow with Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill in their third comedy together. --© Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana

Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Aziz Ansari

Director: Judd Apatow

Director: Judd Apatow
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow
Producer: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
Composer: Jason Schwartzman
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Nov 24, 2009

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Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/13/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

It's interesting stuff, I feel myself wanting to like it more than I did. Judd Apatow has a lot to say, he just hasn't mastered the tools to say it well.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
09/11/09
Jason Di Rosso
Jason Di Rosso
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

The film is also an admiring portrait of the artist as Californian solipsist -- unburdened by personal ties or even the need to seem intelligent, free to follow his own random, petty, moment-by-moment train of thought.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
09/11/09
Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)

Funny People has some very funny moments but don't expect a joke fest. And don't expect a tight film either. At two and a half hours, it is not one but two films... and at least one of them shouldn't have been made.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/10/09
Giles Hardie
Giles Hardie
Sydney Morning Herald

It's a good deal more interesting than your average mainstream comedy.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
09/09/09
Vicky Roach
Vicky Roach
Daily Telegraph (Australia)

While you believe a lot of what happens in the first part of the film, credibility lessens in the second.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
09/09/09
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

Despite its flaws, this film has a beguiling candour and reflectiveness which is new for Apatow and Sandler.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/09/09
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

Funny People would have been funnier and more meaningful with fewer offensive jokes and more self-control from the undeniably talented Apatow.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
09/09/09
Des Partridge
Des Partridge
Courier Mail (Australia)

Comedy king Judd Apatow delivers another hit with this hilarious personal story that also deals with the big issues in a touching way.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
09/08/09
Erin Free
Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)

While not Judd Apatow's finest hour, Funny People still strikes the same rich vein of well-produced drama-comedy as previous efforts.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies AU | comment Comment
09/08/09
Patrick Kolan
Patrick Kolan
IGN Movies AU

A boisterous first hour builds good will. Strong performances sustain us through the next uneven 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/06/09
Edwin Peters
Edwin Peters
Empire Magazine

A surfeit of the kind of crude, sexually graphic jokes that work in a darkly lit stand up comedy stores and Adam Sandler's unremittingly morose George drag the film down

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/04/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

A slice of life from a pie whose ingredients comprise the eccentricities, foibles, egos and motivations of jaded man who has forgotten why he does what he does. There are some great moments but plenty of self indulgence by Apatow as the film drags

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/04/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

It should probably have been apparent to Apatow, well versed in the structure of comedy on film, that it was far too long.

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment 1 Comment
09/01/09
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

The first part of the film is terrific and very funny. Apatow perfectly captures the ruthless competitiveness of young comics.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
09/01/09
Cosmo Landesman
Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

The film is drawn out, its mixture of coarse comedy and deep seriousness about the theory and practice of comedy both embarrassing and self-indulgent.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
09/01/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

A relatively sophisticated comedy - despite the male insecurity fixations - and one that rings true on the oddballs paid to make us laugh.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
08/31/09
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

Apatow marries his edgier, raunchier humor with some more serious, thoughtful ideas and a gentler touch.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
08/31/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

An absolute treat. In spite of its disappointing climax, this is Apatow’s smartest, rudest and — yes — funniest film yet.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/29/09
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning
Empire Magazine

This is a generous, goodhearted, enjoyable movie, loaded with memorable characters and genuine wit. But there’s such a thing as giving a little too much.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/29/09
Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out
 
 
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