Mixed feelings

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2012)

"The 40 Year Old Virgin" is symptomatic of a lot of Judd Apatow's productions.
Overall, the movie is very uneven on every aspect. The story had potential, particularly comic wise, but wasn't exploited to its full extent. The gags are too sporadic and their quality is very uneven. The script is too stretched (more than 2 hours !) and that really impacts the dynamism.
Still, the movie is rather enjoyable overall, with a few well thought-out and funny scenes, and the cast did its job, Carell on top.
But ultimately it is kind of frustrating because it could have been a much better feature.