Funny People
Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann star in this seriously funny film from writer-director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up). When famous comedian George Simmons (Sandler) is given a second chance at a new beginning, he and his assistant, a struggling comedian, Ira (Rogen), return to the places and people that matter most…including the stand-up spots that gave him his start and the girl that got away (Mann).
It is nice for a director to branch out to different areas and styles instead just being stuck to just one. Judd Apatow's first two movies served adult content for adult audience, while this becomes a little more mature and more on mature issues. It is great to have two different spectrum in the world of comedians: the light and the dark side. Adam Sandler still makes us feel we underestimate him as he gives a genuine and dark performance of a character with many flawed characteristics. The film still brought up the typical Apatow humor with the same feature actors, which is still great. But its very thoughtful to give that added dimension to the adult comedy.
4 out of 5 stars
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