Product: Funny People
Rating: 5.0
Rarely do we see this level of character development in films today
If you like films like "As Good As It Gets" then I thinkyou'll be pleasantly surprised at how well-done this film,"Funny People" is.I don't give 5-star reviews lightly. While not rivetingthis film is highly engaging due to richly developedcharacters who visibly grow and change during the course.Plot-wise the film goes in unexpected directions. It'slong at 140 minutes, and does tend to be sort of episodicas if the director couldn't bear to cut out some scenesto make it a shorter, lighter film.As it is the film mixes comedy and drama deftly andthe director evokes nuanced performances from the wholecast. Sandler hasn't been so good since "Spanglish"and never so daring - here he goes to some dark places.The darkness of some of the "comedy" here may turnsome folks off and the broad use of vulgarisms makesthis film inappropriate for youngsters. If you'resensitive to cussing, scatological wisecracks,course depictions of sexuality, then you probablywon't enjoy this much. There's not much nudity, ifany, but some of the language is pretty coarse.I laughed and I was moved in other ways. This isa film about stand-up comics - who are often acerbic,alienated, witty, and sometimes cruel.