Funny People (2009)

Posted : 1 month, 2 weeks ago at Oct 8 8:33

"You're not funny. You look funny, but you're not funny." [I could say the same thing to the movie] The drama-comedy Funny People is Judd Apatow's third outing as a writer-director, and it stars both Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler. This should be a funny movie, right? Of course, the problem with expectations is they occasionally lead to disappointment - and Funny People is disappointing on numerous levels. It has been suggested that this flick is the final entry in Judd Apatow's comic trilogy about sex (2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin), birth (2007's Knocked Up) and now death (or at least the threat of death). In this regard, the movie is a blatant attempt on Apatow's part to display maturity as a filmmaker, and the product is more of a drama (an uncomfortable one at that) than a comedy. The...Read more

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 3 4:27

Pure genius in this film. I've always been a huge fan of Sandler (you can see from my shirt in my profile) and this could possibly be his best work yet. He is very well supported by this very funny cast and many cameos. With Apatow directing, I guess I shouldn't be surprised by its wonderfulness. I never knew if I wanted to cry or laugh through the entire thing, which is good. The only complaints I heard was from its length, but I feel it truly needed to be that length and it wasn't a minute too long, I wanted more still!

Go see it!

Rating : 10/10