Comic-ly timed and so right!

Rating: 6/10 (20 August 2005)

I admit it. I was laughing, along with the rest of the movie hall, till I was close to tears. All the raunchy and maybe politically incorrect jokes not withstanding - this is a FUNNY movie.
Andy (Steve Carell) is a man whose existence revolves around his collectible toys, video games and his trusty bike (as in bicycle - as he makes clear to a date!) - and oh yes, did I forget the morning erections? As the name of the movie suggests - 40 year old Andy has never "done the deed". So during a poker game, that any man would regret, his "virginity" comes to light. So from here the loyal friends of Andy aid him in finding a girl to do "it" with. Andy falls for a single mom (Catherine Keener) - and wants to get himself ready before he makes love to the woman he loves.
From well meant advice about drunk girls at bar (which ends in a 'shellfish flavored' throw up!) to date-twenty-people in a hour events (where Andy gets propositioned by a "reforming" lesbian!) this movie is filled with the misadventures of sex and all things associated with it. The waxing bit, which has been shown in the trailers, is sure to have you in splits.
The amazing thing that the director throws in lot of small funny bits about Andy's friends, co-workers and just about anyone around Andy. So you can see one joke coming from Andy's misadventure, but you're not braced for that unexpected action of his trusted friend. The loser clinging to his broken relationship, the "dude" who always the right thing to say, the confident but insecure party animal, the girl with the wild side - all make their appearances! Director Judd Apatow packs in a lot into the movie.
But as with the other raunchy funnie of summer - Wedding Crashers (I know this comparison is so bound to happen!) - the movie falters in the bit when it takes itself a wee bit too serious for its own good. Also pruning twenty minutes of the movie might be a pretty good idea.
The ending is funny too - remember to sit while the credits roll in! Thank god they ended the movie on a light fluffy note! In three words - Go see it! It's fun! It sure is!