Delightful. The best romantic comedy I've seen in a LONG time

Rating: 9/10 (29 August 2005)

My husband and I (both over 50) had a GREAT time at this movie. Yes, it was funny, and yet it was remarkably uncrude. The writing was clever and the cast uniformly excellent. Carell is an amazing actor - likable, and BELIEVABLE in a role that could have gone so wrong so easily. In a way, he reminds me of a less good-looking version of the young James Garner. He makes it look easy - and that's the hardest kind of acting of all. Also like Gardner, he seems to LIKE women - and there is NOTHING more attractive (and sexy) than that!
Catherine Keener is a blessing to every movie in which she appears, including this one.
What really distinguishes "40 Year Old Virgin" is how SWEET it is. There are no villains and we're really rooting for these people. Normally, I think two hours is too long for a comedy. But I was glad this one went as long as it did, because I wanted to spend some more time with Andy, Trish, and the other characters.