Funny People

 (2009)



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Funny People
  • User Rating 63 votes
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Made by funny people, starring funny people, about funny people - but just not funny.
Sep 30, 2009
Troy_Campbell - imdb.com
Up until now Judd Apatow has not put a foot wrong as a director. His debut The 40 Year Old Virgin set the comedy world alight with its fresh jokes and clever dialogue and his sophomore effort Knocked Up is one... Full review
Not really
Aug 16, 2009
carlostallman - imdb.com
It's difficult to imagine what was in Judd Apatow's mind. A serious comedy of sorts? Adam Sandler is at the center of the confused attempt. He's better than he's ever been in a part that is, quite frankly, disagreeable to say... Full review
Don't let the title fool you!
Aug 15, 2009
rutherfo - imdb.com
The only thing this movie has in common with other Apatow movies is the cast. When I first heard about this movie, I was excited. "Sweet! Apatow movies are always great, and look at the cast! This is gonna be a... Full review
Good first half, but then...
Aug 14, 2009
Jim-500 - imdb.com
I really enjoyed the first half of Funny People. I don't think I've ever seen any other Adam Sandler flicks (I didn't want to), so I was happily surprised by the good mix of comedy and drama here. As soon as... Full review
Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen have out done themselves.
Aug 13, 2009
kirk-246 - imdb.com
'Funny People' revolves around stand up comedian George Simmons(Sandler).One day he finds out that he has a rare disease, so he doesn't have too long for this world.Then he meets Ira(Rogen) who is willing to write some jokes for George and... Full review
Adam Suckler
Aug 11, 2009
garbowaikiki - imdb.com
Adam Sandler is the biggest nothing that ever was. It is disheartening that American audiences continue to support this loser. It is is one character/one voice/one joke repertoire which annoys me. It is simply astonishing that his name is even part... Full review
No joke indeed; nothing "Funny" at all - or entertaining
Aug 10, 2009
george.schmidt - imdb.com
FUNNY PEOPLE (2009) ** Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, RZA, Aziz Ansari, Torsten Voges. (Cameos as themselves: James Taylor, Eminem, Andy Dick, Charles Fleischer, Paul Reiser, George Wallace,... Full review
Even an Awesome Comedy Cast can't hold this story up...
Aug 09, 2009
chupathingy1313 - imdb.com
And when I rate this a 1 out of 10, I mean it. This might be the worst movie I have ever seen. Even from the get-go, the opening credits sequence displays real-life group of friends making crank calls...and I couldn't... Full review
complication..
Aug 07, 2009
petit76 - imdb.com
I'll start by saying that I am a Judd Apatow fan. I've loved most of his movies, including the two previous movies he's directed, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up. I've seen each many times, and they are two of my... Full review
Probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen...
Aug 07, 2009
mannecch - imdb.com
I sit here, and wonder how anyone actually could have liked this movie. I'm a pretty easy movie critic, I like any movie that can give me some comedic relief or good action. This movie was plain awful. First - Adam... Full review

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| Nov 11, 2009
Cinematical
the best punch lines are the ones that linger long after they've been delivered....if Apatow and Sandler hadn't satirized their "high" concepts already..... ... Full Review
| Sep 09, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald
Apatow has abandoned the desire to have fun with him.....Yet the film has a beguiling candour and reflectiveness which is new for Apatow and Sandler.....In compensation, the script includes one of those as well.....indulges in yet another evening of self-absorption, wallowing in old videos of his most fondly remembered screen performances..... ... Full Review
| Sep 09, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald
In compensation, the script includes one of those as well.....Yet the film has a beguiling candour and reflectiveness which is new for Apatow and Sandler..... ... Full Review
| Sep 09, 2009
The Age
which is Funny People's greatest strength.....On one level a warning about the dangers of egotism, the film is also an admiring portrait of the artist as Californian solipsist -....As the Australian husband of George's former girlfriend (Leslie Mann), Eric Bana gives his liveliest performance in ages -....the actors have clearly been encouraged to improvise..... ... Full Review
| Aug 30, 2009
The Independent
he loved comedy.....he genuinely likes the MySpace people, or worse, James Taylor:....Yet the surprise is just how positive about humour Apatow finally manages to be:....Barring one serious transgression, which Apatow never follows through dramatically, Ira is the film's righteous man, maintaining his sanity....his insight here is less about comedy than about adult life as a succession of equivocations and betrayals..... ... Full Review

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Fearless Females in Comedy
starpulse.com – 2009-11-18
Buried under a mountain of dick jokes and sweaty, hairy men, the one shining go-to for laughs in Universal Studios' " Funny People " was supporting actress Leslie Mann . ... Full Article

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'Funny People' Comes To DVD & Blu-ray Nov. 24
starpulse.com – 2009-10-25
Critically-acclaimed writer, director and producer Judd Apatow takes audiences on a hilarious and revealing look at the world of stand-up comedy with the story of George Simmons, a famous comedian who is given a second chance at life in "... ... Full Article

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Jewish History, Popcorn Included
nytimes.com – 2009-10-04
FIFTEEN years ago, on my first visit to Jerusalem, my wife and I ran into an older gentleman of her acquaintance. I don't remember if he was a rabbi or a scholar, but he was, in any case, a serious... ... Full Article

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No Doubt, Chris Martin, Jimmy Buffett set for Bridge
mercurynews.com – 2009-09-14
Two of pop music's brightest stars _ Gwen Stefani and Chris Martin _ will take the stage during the 2009 Bridge School Benefit concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. ... Full Article

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Movie Review: Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler Team Up in Funny People
associatedcontent.com – 2009-09-01
"Funny People" is Judd Apatow's most ambitious feature to date. Like many of the serious endeavors of beloved funny men, from Charlie Chaplin to Jerry Lewis, Apatow's new dramatic work has not been met with great admiration. ... Full Article

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Discuss: Summer 2009 Fun Facts
cinematical.com – 2009-08-30
So here we have it, the summer movie season finally winding down, and maybe it's just us, but a couple of peculiar trends have cropped up since May that we thought were worth bringing to light. ... Full Article

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Report Violation Followfocus/Gary (103 days ago)
This overlong and often incoherent project has some "moments" but Apatow, a clever writer, really needed a competent film editor and perhaps more important, a Director. There's probably an hour of solid entertainment here, superbly photographed, tangled away in this three-hour potty-mouth display of "insider" self-indulgence. Tellingly, everybody in our half-filled theater - all ages - bolted for the exits - literally - even as the camera was zooming back from the final scene and before the final titles rolled, after this chaos masquerading as a movie finally reached its O. Henry surprise ending -- just as you begin to believe this mishmash will never end, it DOES.
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