Carell and Apatow do justice to the human race.

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 2005)

Thank god for Steve Carell and Judd Apatow who single (or would that be double) -handedly have saved American Comedy, a dying breed, I know. The 40 Year Old Virgin is the fun, raunchy, and downright heartwarming tale that Wedding Crashers tried, and mostly failed, to be. Steve and the entire supporting cast including the gorgeous Catherine Keener play the movie straight, and the laughs are never forced or farcical. I'm going to go ahead and disagree with other comments that claim the movie's long running time works against it, by saying that it's refreshing to see a movie that isn't always rushing to the next gag, but hitting its marks like a professional. Me and mine haven't laughed so much at a comedy in years, and we're fairly certain that if you don't find this funny and claim to be a fan of movies, you either need to lighten up or get laid. Funniest movie of the year is a given, but it may just be one of the funniest in the last ten years. A real charmer that both guys and gals will enjoy equally. We loved it.
To whoever it was that walked out and went to see Valiant instead, I say: Man, that's punishment enough right there.