Hilairous

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2006)

THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN is an incredible funny film, mostly because of the lead character, Steve Carrell (Andy), who also co-wrote. He is VERY believable as a 40 year old virgin who REALLY wants to get some but can't bring himself to do so (because of horrible sexual experiences in his past - which are shown nicely in flashbacks). While the story is somewhat predictable - I knew he would end up with Catherine Keener (Trish) right off the bat when she walked into the electronics store and gave her number to Andy. It was obvious that Andy would take his own advice to wait until he got to know Trish and not the advice of his friends who urged him to have sex first and talk later. The supporting characters were also pretty spot-on, with the most hilarious moments stolen by his manager, Paula (played by Jane Lynch) when she tries to hint to Andy that they could be friends "with benefits". This is a great film but isn't for children (especially the Unrated version). Regardless, for adults, a definite recommendation - a strong 8 out of 10.