Review of Funny People (2009) by Mikeg — 01 Aug 2009
A self-serving disaster. Apatow casts his wife, his kids, his friends and hopes the whole thing will work out. So puzzling is the fact that the standup sequences lack insight and, worse, actual funny jokes.
A better title would have beeN "Cocks & Cameos." Sandler's performance was fine, at times wonderfully dramatic, but his story is cheapened by a ridiculous subplot involving (surprise) Apatow's wife and snockering kids.
It's a conceit that derails the whole picture. Shame. And certainly not funny.
This review of Funny People (2009) was written by Mikeg on 01 August 2009.
Funny People has generally received mixed reviews.
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