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Never got the point **	Member Rating:
By BillboTex Aug 09, 2009 12:00 AM
Never got the point of the movie. Both language and inenduendo was GROSS! TWO STARS

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By Stryker48
Jul 29, 2009 12:54 AM

I saw a sneek peek tonight of this movie. Was very excited to go and see this. Was not disappointed. Adam and Seth work very well together. The only thing is th... Read More

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By midnightmadwoman, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Ooh. I really almost hate to write this review; I had such high hopes for this movie. I love Seth Rogen and I've liked everything of Judd Apatow's I've seen, so... Read More

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By briandeguelle, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Wow another great turn for directed Judd Apstow with a great performance from adam sandler.Last time adam sandler was this good was in punch drunk love which wa... Read More

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By chiefilms, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
The last two films that Apatow directed were amazing, usually everything he touches is a hit. This movie had a different direction continuing the serious tone ... Read More

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By moviegeek13, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Funny People. Let me tell you now, the title is meant to be ironic. Judd Apatow's third feature is dark, and plays for the most part like a serious drama with... Read More

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By kiriyamakazou, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
I'm a fan of Apatow's films. For me, he strikes the right balance between heart and humour. Here however, he takes a different approach. This is really a drama ... Read More

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By pvtcaboose91, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
'You're not funny. You look funny, but you're not funny.' [I could say the same thing to the movie] The drama-comedy Funny People is Judd Apatow's third outing... Read More

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By mistershinobi, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Apatow's misunderstood masterpiece. Read More

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By rebvodka042099, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
This movie's title is misleading since there's nothing funny about these people. The 'jokes' included in it are sexist comments that are disparaging to women an... Read More

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By sononothing, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Funny People is an examination of the world of comedy from both ends of the spectrum- the ones that have nothing to the ones that have everything. The lesson we... Read More

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By gilbertgumphrey, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
It's heartbreaking, watching Funny People. To see a movie go so right, and then go so wrong...it's tough. Painful, even. True, the last half is not, like, th... Read More

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By franktowers, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
not my favorite, but it was alright Read More

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By mrpopcorn, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
'I'm gonna put glasses on your ass so when I fuck you it looks like you're giving me a blowjob' When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, i... Read More

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By johnd62, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Its strange to imagine how a film would have done had it been released in a different time. For example 'Funny People' seems like one of those character pieces ... Read More

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By camus123, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Very impressive foray into more serious material Judd Apatow hits home with this tale of a man besieged by his own choices in life. Having forgotten where he c... Read More

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By drzeek, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Dr. Lars: It's too early to know who's winning the fight: the medicine or the disease. George Simmons: Did anybody ever tell you, you have a very scary accent... Read More

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By liquidchick76, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Actually quite good...less the silly toilet humor that usually accompanies an Apatow film (not that there's anything wrong with that), and more serious. It star... Read More

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By barrys, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Funny People a movie that tells the story of When famous comedian George Simmons (Sandler) is diagnosed with a terminal disease, he and his assistant, a struggl... Read More

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By thefog1331, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
I watched the unrated version which is obscenely long--2hrs 33min and didn't mind it at bit. More humorous than outright funny but the whole cast pulls their we... Read More

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By ylowbstardreturns, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Apatow's most restrained film to date is also his most accomplished and heartfelt. This is a great film (equal parts drama and comedy) with Adam Sandler in a ca... Read More

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By cewebrity, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
I thought Funny People was pretty effective as a comedy, but it has a lot of problems. The drama is more or less terrible. Most of the characters' attempts at e... Read More

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By silentscreamer, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Biggest disappointment movie I've seen this year. When i see the line up of actors playing in this movie I think funny movie...when I see who the director is, ... Read More

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By galeocerdo, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Judd Apatow's third and most ambitious directorial feature trades broad laughs and clean storytelling for gravitas and complexity. The film is still modestly fu... Read More

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By earthlyalien, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
It's too bad, as an Apatow fan, that his biggest film yet is also his worst (or least good). His brilliant writing is there, but so is Adam Sandler. And wheneve... Read More

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By litelbluhli, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
It was an okay movie with some laugh out loud scenes. I think Leslie Mann is actually a funny chick; loved her in Knocked Up and thought she was good in here as... Read More

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By khrisp, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
Hmmmm..... a shot of dark humor from Adam Sandler - and its not half bad. Going back to the classic Stand up Routine which made EVERYONE in this movie famous (e... Read More

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By g0disd3ad, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
I enjoyed it, good little movie Read More

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By evillincoln, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
I am becoming rather fond of Aubrey Plaza. 'bump that jacket off your shoulders boy and give it to me cause I'm cold as shit' Read More

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By mariosundar, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
It was a bold move for Apatow to tackle mortality in his third film, but a wandering script, painfully lame execution & sub-par acting (Adam Sandler was good in... Read More

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By purplemegan, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
It was way too long for one and seemed like it was trying to be six different kinds of movies. The jokes about Seth Rogen's weight loss were pretty funny. Read More

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By rezpatriot, Flixster Mar 09, 2010 03:49 PM
If your bored of Hollywood try this because it imaginitive writing and a good comedy. Read More

Chicago Tribune	Critic Rating:
By Michael Phillips
Aug 07, 2009
Director Judd Apatow digs into the question of what makes charismatically desperate comedians do what they do, and this film is also Apatow's attempt to reconcile the huge success he has become with the up-and-comer he once was. When a comic turned movie star (Adam Sandler) is diagnosed with leukemia, he must change his ways and reconnect with those he's sealed off from his life. His new assistant (Seth Rogen) acts as his apprentice, sounding board and punching bag. "Funny People" is 50 percent good and 50 percent close.

LA Times Review: 'Funny People'	Critic Rating:
By LA Times
Jul 31, 2009
Sad really, but this change-up from comedy king Judd Apatow is a slog. Even Adam Sandler can't save it. "Funny People" was supposed to be Judd Apatow's coming out party. The movie in which "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up" writer-director, who has long made his bread and butter on the back of immature guys and their raunchy talk, shows his grown-up side. ¶ An adult Apatow would be a significant development since so much recent and future comedy rests under the shade of his very big umbrella -- the mostly super "Superbad," the superbad "Year One" and the somewhat bad "Pineapple Express" among them. ¶ But growing up is not easy and it's clear that the filmmaker remains very conflicted when it comes to adulthood. It's as if he can't quite shed the clown suit for the Armani, and he's definitely not ready to let go of the big red nose, or in Apatow's case, a very specific part of the male anatomy that the film spends far too many of its 2 hours and 26 minutes -- and no, that's not a joke -- on. ¶ The funny thing about "Funny People" is that it is neither funny nor sad, this despite headlining funny guys Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, featuring cameos and supporting work from roughly 20 other card carrying comedians, and a plot line that centers on a near-death experience. ©2009, calendarlive.com
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RollingStone Funny People	Critic Rating:
By RollingStone
Jul 30, 2009
Advance buzz had tagged Funny People as Judd Apatow's "cancer comedy." Actually, it's leukemia that's putting the squeeze on George Simmons, the jerk-off star of dumb family movies and raunchy stand-up. Adam Sandler, relaxed, focused, alert to nuance, plays George, and it's his best performance ever (right up there with Punch-Drunk Love). Forget tear-jerking. Apatow writes with warmth and wit, but he's no soft touch. He knows George can be a cruel bastard, impossible to live with, but the fucker is funny. Jokes have always been his weapons of choice. The same goes for Apatow. This is only his third film as a director, following The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, but his influence is so pervasive that he's credited or blamed for every bromance on the market. The potently... © Copyright 2009 Rolling Stone
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Roger Ebert Funny People	Critic Rating:
By Roger Ebert
Jul 29, 2009
"Funny People" (R, 1546 minutes). This is a different Adam Sandler, deeper, more thoughtful, in a comedy with thoughtful undertones about a show biz superstar told he has weeks to live. Writer-director Judd Apatow joins him with fine supporting work by Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, avoids more than a few obvious clichés, and deals not just with mortality but with the cutthroat world of stand-up comedians. Eric Bana plays an outsize Aussie heavy, and look for Torsten Voges as a peculiarly chilling doctor. Three and a half stars. Copyright 2005, RogerEbert.com
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Variety Funny People	Critic Rating:
By Variety
Jul 24, 2009
Film Reviews: May be Judd Apatow's diploma picture, marking his move from high school to college as a filmmaker. Copyright 2009, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For non-commercial use only.
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