AND ROEPER GAVE this a thumbs up???

Rating: 4/10 (4 February 2006)

I'm not a prude or an angel, but the swearing really got to me within 15 minutes of the show. It's sad that movies now have to be so saturated with profane, obscene and vile language so as to make it to the "Box Office".
Coincidentally right after I watched "The 40-yr. old Virgin" last night, 3rd Feb., ABC's 20/20 had a segment on rudeness and how society is failing morally. It was such a juxtaposition of the nature of these two shows, but confirmed the depiction of where "life" is heading; indisciplined, fowl and thoughtless behaviour. Yes.. welcome to the age of uncencorship.
For the most part, I tried to make it through to the end of the movie and was glad I did. I felt I had to scrub my ears from the dirtiness. Especially Gerry Bednob's character Mooj's expressions. OMG!!! I couldn't believe an old guy could talk like that.
I think Steve Carrell was feeling a bit anxious in building his acting career, and was desperate in acting, writing and producing this movie so as to establish himself on the big screen and move away from small screen roles. Anyway, he's the one laughing all the way to the bank, huh? Don't get me wrong I love him in "The Office" but think that he has such a potential to grow beyond the "the immature, tyrannical, high-school prank roles". He has a similarity with the likes of Ben Stiller in these off-the-wall comedies, and could excel to dynamic Oscar-grabbing stardom!!!!
STill a fan of his though! I think the movie would have done better if most of the cursing, swearing and sick slap-stick dialogue was deleted. It was o.k. and funny, but you just have to endure the profanity.