This Is 40 : Movie Review


You have to wonder if writer-director Judd Apatow has seen the sad state of romantic comedies and determined to make it better. He succeeds where others fail. His comedies like The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Forgetting Sara Marshall are remedies to all the recent limp, unfunny romantic comedies that are responsible for killing the genre. His films are a breath of fresh air, they are raunchy and loaded with sex jokes, but they are also warm, human and very funny. He has no contempt for his characters or the audience.

His latest film, This is 40, is a hysterically funny film that literally advertises itself as “A sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked-Up’. Indeed it features the adventures of a married couple Peter (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann), who occupied a small corner of that 2007 comedy and provided some of its best moments. We could detect, in that film, that there was much more to Peter and Debbie then their small subplot had time to explore. This is 40 expands their story and we get into their lives, learn what brings them together and the things that threaten to bring them apart. Plus, to make a point, your enjoyment of this film will not be hindered if you haven’t seen Knocked Up.

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Author : Jerry Roberts