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Despite producing several of the best comedies of the last few years (including Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and ...
Despite producing several of the best comedies of the last few years (including Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Superbad) this is only Judd Apatow's third film behind the camera (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up). The all-star cast includes Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman.
Funny People is the story of a famous comedian (Sandler) who has a near-death experience. Says Apatow: "I'm trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck."
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69 %232 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
48 %845,197 reviewsAudience score rating
"Amusing and engaging yet lacking in snap and cohesion, this insider's look at the world of standup comics in contempo Los Angeles rings true in its view of the variously warped, stunted and narrow lives of its mostly male denizens."
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Variety
Variety"A comedy-drama full of beauty and ugliness, profundity and profanity. Eventually loses its way but, for at least 100 minutes, it’s some sort of masterpiece."
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Total Film
Total Film"There’s something irritatingly self-satisfied about Funny People, which explains why, though it glances on the perils of fame, it mostly affirms its pleasures."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The thing about Funny People is that it's a real movie. That means carefully written dialogue and carefully placed supporting performances -- and it's ABOUT SOMETHING."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Any sort of new insight into comedy's darker themes, to say nothing of life's, eludes Funny People. Instead Sandler and Rogen and the rest are left to wander aimlessly, with tedious comedy gigs, an even more tedious faux sitcom and relatively vapid relationships masquerading as a plot."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Apatow is on the right track. In moving his adolescent male comedies into more adult realms, the humor sharpens and characters deepen."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"An absolute treat. In spite of its disappointing climax, this is Apatow’s smartest, rudest and -- yes -- funniest film yet."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Apatow's gags can still make me laugh out loud, but Funny People's flirtation with serious drama is forced and uncomfortable."
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Dominion Post
Dominion PostFunny People | Details
- Rating
- R, contains offensive language, sexual material and other content that may offend
- Runtime
- 148
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
