You'll love this Virgin

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2005)

It's nice to know that a funny R-rated comedy is still out there. There haven't been too many anymore, but when they work, they work. Steve Carell plays Andy, a geeky 40 year old who lives by himself in an apartment with more video games than your average teenager and an ASIA poster mounted on his wall. He also has more action figures than my son. When his co-workers find out that Andy is a virgin, they make it a point to get him laid and rectify the situation. Keep in mind, that none of these guys are prizes themselves and have their own relationship issues. After all, they work in a stereo store and most of them are in their 30's and some are older than Andy. When Andy does meet a sweet woman named Trish (Catherine Keener) he keeps his secret to himself out of fear of embarrassment. Trish, herself has 3 kids of her own and is a very young grandmother.
There are a lot of big laughs in this. Poor Andy endures some body waxing, a crazy drunk bar pick-up, and some other scary dates before he finally gets up the nerve to ask Trish out. The bulk of the humor is pretty adult and their is also plenty of profanity and nudity. There is a real sweetness to the film though, and Carell's performance is right on and should launch him to A status if he isn't already there.
"40 Year Old Virgin", along with films like "Wedding Crashers", "Anchorman", "Old School", and "Office Space" would make a nice marathon on an evening when there isn't much to do. they're all funny, raunchy, and a really good time. (***1/2)