Good acting can't make up for horrible writing

Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2014)

The first thing I found grating about the movie was how stereotypical almost all the characters were. First we have Andy, who is a 40 year old virgin that lives in what appears to be a toy museum, reads comic books, and works with electronics in the storeroom. Then we have his friends, the pot-smoker, the porn-enthusiast that moons over his ex, and the black guy that cheats on his girlfriend almost constantly. As for the ladies, aside from Trish, they're all pretty one-dimensional. (Ok, maybe Trish and Paula, but I think that's because Jane Lynch was just told to be Jane Lynch)
This movie is supposed to be a comedy. Half the time, I was just weirded out by the circumstances into which Andy's friends dump him. For example, the waxing parlor was cringe-worthy, especially when I noticed there was blood on the places that had been waxed. And Andy's flash backs on why sex isn't an option were *shudders*.
If I disliked the movie so much, why is it still getting a 5? Because despite being given horrible parts, the actors sold those parts as best they could. I liked Catherine Keener's facial expressions, her body language, and her general portrayal as single-mother Trish. And having seen Carell in other roles, I know how well he played that part (because it's quite different from anything else I've seen him in). The movie was also one of the first movie debuts of Kat Dennings, and she's just adorable. I think the acting that put me off was Seth Rogen (who plays the same character he always seems to play) and Paul Rudd (again, same character, different film).
Since the movie is all about Andy's adventures in dating and trying to get laid, there isn't much else to the film. The scenery could be replaced by any generic city in the US and nothing would change.
I'd say skip the movie if sex jokes aren't something you want thrown at you every 2 minutes of a film. However, I would recommend the film to anyone that likes a Seth Rogen film, or to anyone that wants to see Jane Lynch singing a Guatemalan love song (that isn't really a love song).