Steve Carell Movie:

		List Price: $19.98		Label: Universal Pictures Salesrank: 7221 Released: May 22, 2007
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		MPAA Rating: Unrated Media: HD DVD

Editorial Review:
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has gone 40 years without "doing it." Now his pals are making it their mission to help him score... fast! Can he survive their hilariously bad advice? Will he land in the arms of the way-too-experienced or the way-too-drunk? Or can he find true love where he least expects - from a gorgeous grandmother (Catherine Keener)? When it comes to sex, there's only one sure thing - The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The outrageous comedy hit is now the DVD that makes the pleasure last forever!

Description of The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [HD DVD]:
Cult comic actor Steve Carell--long adored for his supporting work on The Daily Show and in movies like Bruce Almighty and Anchorman--leaps into leading man status with The 40 Year-Old Virgin. There's no point describing the plot; it's about how a 40 year-old virgin named Andy (Carell) finally finds true love and gets laid. Along the way, there are very funny scenes involving being coached by his friends, speed dating, being propositioned by his female manager, and getting his chest waxed. Carell finds both humor and humanity in Andy, and the supporting cast includes some standout comic work from Paul Rudd (Clueless, The Shape of Things) and Jane Lynch (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), as well as an unusually straight performance from Catherine Keener (Lovely & Amazing, Being John Malkovich). And yet... something about the movie misses the mark. It skirts around the topic of male sexual anxiety, mining it for easy jokes, but never really digs into anything that would make the men in the audience actually squirm--and it's a lot less funny as a result. Nonetheless, there are many great bits, and Carell deserves the chance to shine. --Bret Fetzer

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated) [HD DVD] Reviews:
Took me 40 years to watch it, but I'm glad I did...
2009-12-07 - Okay, not quite 40 years, but really, I should have seen this a long time ago.

I agree with those who say that this film works, but it misses the mark in the end. I like it, in fact I really like it, but the film works better in certain areas and fails miserably in others.

The story is simple. Andy is forty and he has yet to ever be embraced by a woman. He is regarded as a nerd and a loser by his fellow employees at an electronics type store until they decide to help pop his cherry. Giving him advise and pushing him on women gives Andy the confidence needed to fall for a single mother named Trish (hot grandma) and pursue a meaningful relationship with her that transcends the physicality of it all. But, as should be expected, when the physical stuff does come up, disaster strikes.

For me, at times, the film can be too crude for its own good. Judd Apatow is known for his colorful use of comedy, but for me this film loses some of its heart along the way because of the crudeness. The scenes that focus on Andy and Trish have such beautiful and sincere chemistry to them that they are offset so drastically by some of the conversations between the other `guys' in the film; so much so that they tarnish the believability (and likeability) of the Andy/Trish relationship. That is really my largest complaint here, for it is the one that really does the most damage. I think that one already knows walking in that this is going to be crude (I mean, look at the title) but I was shocked by the heart, and so the two don't seem to mesh well together here.

I look at what was done with `Knocked Up' (a better film all around) and even `I Love You, Man' (a MUCH better film all around) and see how they offset the crudeness of the film with the tenderness of the message beautifully, to create a synergy that just wasn't here.

The acting is all decent, especially from Keener, who just shines (she should have been Oscar nominated for this over her mediocre work in `Capote'). Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd are hilarious in there supporting roles, and the brilliant Jane Lynch is unforgettable, even if she is just using a regurgitated role from a previous film. Leslie Mann has a nice cameo (I almost peed) and Elizabeth Banks is brave (VERY MUCH SO). Steve Carell carries this film nicely and paved the way for him to expound on his talent (he is so mature in `Dan in Real Life'). He is believably awkward (not as much as Rudd in `I Love You, Man', but enough) and that makes him very likable.

At times the script suffers from lack off imagination (some of the conversations and `revelations' come off stilted by a lack of grip on the subject) but all in all this is a fun and entertaining ride that offers more than you may bargain for.

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2009-08-05 - Wow- if you only saw this movie on TV what a difference the real deal is! Get ready for some hard language. If you don't mind then you'll really get the jist of this movie. I wouldn't have it any other way- get the movie and get ready for some real laughs!

Simply, this is a funny movie.
2009-06-03 - Normally focusing in on adolescent humor, Jude Apatow (writer and director) created a very good adult comedy with this one, thanks to Carell's co-writing and acting.

I don't normally care for the "Oscars" (or awards shows in general) but I remember in 2005 the intense debate (hype) to figure out what would be the "best film" of 2005. There was Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, and finally Munich. Personally, I would rather watch Munich again over all those movies. But other notables for that year were Syriana and 40 year old Virgin. Crash would win "best flim" and Phillip S. Hoffamn for "best performance". Carroll's performance should of at least nominated him the for the funky award as he goes through a raange of human emotions without corniness (ala Cary Grant). But this movie will be the most remembered and most watched of the entire lot for decades to come.

amusing and easy to watch
2009-03-21 - My girlfriend called this one and I enjoyed it in spite of lower expectations. A comic take on the social dynamics of sexual attraction, the show picks low hanging fruits and squeezes them into humorade - enjoyable and easy to drink :)

The characters are flat, and there are no surprises before the final credit sequence.. wow! The movie doesn't take itself seriously, so we don't have to - we can laugh at our ridiculous society and how obsessed we are with sex, being sexy, and every perception thereof.

Set in Los Angeles and clearly inspired by San Francisco's 40 Days and 40 Nights, I wish the creators had weaved a strand or two of LA culture (ala L.A. Story (15th Anniversary Edition)) into the film.

Do me yo-yo master do me! I want you to do me cause you're the yo-yo guy!
2009-03-04 - Andy (Steve Carell) works at an electronic store as a stock boy. Andy also plays video games and collects comics and rare toys. Andy's weekend of fun is buying the ingredients for an egg salad sandwich...and making it. Andy is 40 years old. Andy is also a virgin.

Within the store that Andy works at are a bunch of guys who do what most guys do. Talk crap to one another (in a `friend' way), play poker, go clubbing, lookin for the chickys, and even going to see donkey shows. Well, Andy doesn't really fit in with the rest of the group, but one day the rest of the guys ask Andy to fill in at the poker game because one of the regulars won't be there. During the game the guys start talking about sex and women, and Andy makes the mistake of saying boobs feel like a bag of sand. Thanks to this mistake the guys figure out he's still a virgin. And instead of making his life a living hell, they decide to help him out in the ways they know how.

This movie has made me laugh so many times and in so many spots. Judd Apatow (writer, director, and producer) has the exact same kind of comedy as me. And to me that comedy is just straight stupid and non-caring and perverse and quick witted and spontaneous...and ... and... well... there is just so much more. Thankfully Apatow has made it in the movie business because the networks sure didn't let him succeed on T.V. (Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared). Also I'm happy that Apatow has kept a lot of his actors from his T.V. shows and starred or co-starred them in his movies, Like Seth Rogen for instance. To me, Seth was just not that funny at all in Freaks and Geeks, but now he's one of my favorite actors for a comedy. I've seen The 40-Year Old Virgin around 20 times since it came out in theaters and I still laugh at it in many spots.

The only bad thing I can say about this movie is that it just isn't for everyone. Some people's humor is just so far gone or to snobbish that they'll never like a movie like this. There is a lot of cussing, perverse jokes, and even nudity. And that's ok that it's not for everyone, but for the people that cant stand movies like this... how do you not know what you are getting into before you watch something like this?

In the end, I would say BUY this movie if you love to laugh at some crude humor. Stay away if you don't.

P.S. I would love to be in an Apatow movie.