This is 40 Reviews
The Patriot Ledger
For Apatow to get to the point where Oscar voters start taking notice, he needs to start acting more like he's 40, not 14.
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| Original Score: B-
TheMovieReport.com
The most satisfying example yet of why Judd Apatow's become such a formidable comedy brand in recent years.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Movie Habit
Apatow dips a toe into mature waters, and remembers to bring along the laughs
Cinemania
I do not find fault with these characters as I believe they accurately reflect our so-called post-modern times and they deserve to be laughed at.
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| Original Score: 70/100
Observer [UK]
This Is 40 is in fact, within its limits, an honest, frank, often painful film about married life, bringing up children, dealing tactfully with difficult parents, getting older without necessarily getting wiser.
Birmingham Mail
( ... ) underneath the brashness, there's a tender heart, with the children just being themselves amid adults who are still in love yet in danger of losing their way.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Flix Capacitor
While insightful when it comes to relationships and the differences between men and women, This Is 40 is too long and not particularly funny.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Contactmusic.com
This overlong comedy is so episodic that watching it is exactly like sitting through five episodes of a sitcom back-to-back. It's funny and enjoyable, with characters we enjoy watching, but they continually spiral back to where they started
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Sun Online
Even an off-form Apatow is better than most and this entertains.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Guardian [UK]
This is terrifically assured work from Judd Apatow. And most importantly, funny.
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| Original Score: 4/5
HeyUGuys
This is 40 has plenty of funny, memorable moments to take away with you
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Top CriticHowever irritating 'This Is 40' is at times, there's a warmth that wins you over, and an honesty about families.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Birmingham Post
The Judd-ernaut is back to make you shudder with another comedy that sometimes aims below the belt... but which survives on fair degrees of charm and hilarity, too.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Little White Lies
A real step up for Apatow. His masterpiece? Quite possibly.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Sky Movies
The set up and sense of humour may be familiar, but This Is 40 still manages to keep it fresh and funny.
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| Original Score: 3/5
ViewLondon
Enjoyable and emotionally engaging comedy with a frequently funny script, a likeable cast and a pair of terrific comic performances from Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Flicks.co.nz
This Is 40 sees Apatow mistaking his personal life as the perfect fodder for another dramedy that stretches beyond a comfortable running time.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Digital Spy
Apatow adopts a leisurely pace, but this is a story about middle-age after all and when characters are this much fun, you won't be watching the time go by.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
This is 40 works better as light drama than comedy, with humor defusing the bombs being lobbed in the marriage.
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| Original Score: B-
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
Apatow's works often involve stand-up riffs on a subject, dropped into a movie. When stress, one of the ingredients of actual film comedy (not a late-night spot at Yuk Yuks), finally crackles along, the story of Pete and Debbie gets funnier and friskier.
