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08-17-2005, 02:00 PM
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic 29 minutes ago
Sex is easy, comedy is hard. A sex comedy that's not just a raunchy, moronic romp seems downright impossible. That's what makes "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" such a great ride. The title harkens to those single-minded slapstick-fests of the early 1980s, like "Porky's," "Spring Break" and "Private Resort" (the last of which is notable only for the presence of a young Johnny Depp).
But don't let that throw you. In following the adventures of a man who has yet to do the deed at age 40, "Virgin" offers a mix of surprisingly subtle humor, inspired writing, meticulous details and a fabulously eclectic cast led by Steve Carell from "The Daily Show," utterly charming in his first starring role.
More importantly, it is hysterically funny — we're talking frequently laugh-out-loud funny — even more so than the summer's other R-rated comedy, "Wedding Crashers," which looks pretty conventional now by comparison. You'll need to go back and see it a second time, just to catch all the jokes you couldn't hear the first time because you were laughing so hard.
(Something else it has in common with "Wedding Crashers" — it's a smidgen too long. But the characters are so well drawn and such a blast to watch, you won't mind hanging out with them for a bit more time.)
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Sex is easy, comedy is hard. A sex comedy that's not just a raunchy, moronic romp seems downright impossible. That's what makes "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" such a great ride. The title harkens to those single-minded slapstick-fests of the early 1980s, like "Porky's," "Spring Break" and "Private Resort" (the last of which is notable only for the presence of a young Johnny Depp).
But don't let that throw you. In following the adventures of a man who has yet to do the deed at age 40, "Virgin" offers a mix of surprisingly subtle humor, inspired writing, meticulous details and a fabulously eclectic cast led by Steve Carell from "The Daily Show," utterly charming in his first starring role.
More importantly, it is hysterically funny — we're talking frequently laugh-out-loud funny — even more so than the summer's other R-rated comedy, "Wedding Crashers," which looks pretty conventional now by comparison. You'll need to go back and see it a second time, just to catch all the jokes you couldn't hear the first time because you were laughing so hard.
(Something else it has in common with "Wedding Crashers" — it's a smidgen too long. But the characters are so well drawn and such a blast to watch, you won't mind hanging out with them for a bit more time.)
more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_en_mo/film_review_40_year_old_virgin;_ylt=ArqzheaDxclqaf Ls0jvLqeFxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUC Ul)