HOME
MOVIES
TV Shows
In Theatres
SEARCH
FRESH
QUEUE
This Is 40
2012
MOVIE IS
emotional
comedic
dramatic
entertaining
parental
Close Video
watch now
Reviews
similar movies
cast & crew
tags
41 %
51 %
Rotten
$ 88 Million
See Where to Watch
This Is 40
Positive Reviews
111
Negative reviews
60
Average Rating
2.9
/5
emotional
comedic
dramatic
entertaining
parental
All
Positive
Negative
3.0
But a few broadly comic moments aside, This Is 40 also captures the rhythms and concerns of real life in ways that slicker Hollywood comedies dont.
Av Club
2.0
This Is 40 isnt always hilarious, but its ticklishly honest and droll about all the things being a parent can do to a relationship. And why its still ..
EW
3.0
Just dont expect any earth shattering epiphanies or any sort of offbeat, unique perspective that would elevate this to comedy masterpiece stature.
Common Sense Media
3.0
It might be easy to shrug off this kind of ego driven strain of popular Hollywood filmmaking because Apatow has good intentions.
Indie Wire
5.0
It is not only the best comedy of 2012, but one of the years best films bar none, and a bold, beautiful step forward for one of Americas most promisin ..
We Got This Covered
3.0
Its Apatows most personal film yet, with an autobiographical edge.
Time Out
3.0
The intimacy among cast members is what makes the latest film soar, half of the time.
Time Out
1.9
Like in the almost great The Five Year Engagement, Apatows comedies havent achieved a symbiotic balance between humor and drama; theyre funny at the e ..
2.5
Overlong, unnecessarily sex obsessed and downright nasty at times, This Is 40 feels haphazard and unfinished, despite a few moments of laugh out loud ..
2.5
Even with all its ups and downs, there are more than enough bawdy laughs and truthful emotional moments to put this over as a mainstream audience plea ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
At a baggy 134 minutes, thats a lot of licking plenty of time to ponder the films manic swings between ambitious and facile, enormously likable and so ..
3.0
At a baggy 134 minutes, thats a lot of licking plenty of time to ponder the films manic swings between ambitious and facile, enormously likable and so ..
2.0
Who thought it was a good idea to take the two most irritating characters in Knocked Up and devote a two hour and thirteen minute movie to them
E Film Critic
2.0
This is 40 is a comedy film about the hell of getting older in a place where ageing naturally is the last taboo, and I only wish it lived up to that u ..
Telegraph
3.5
The film has as much to say about family dynamics as a couples wavering love.
1.3
The real problem with This Is 40 is its lack of truth, that Apatow wanted to express something about married life, and it eluded him.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
With his fourth film as writer director, Judd Apatow has arguably made his most personal film yet, without forgetting to make us laugh.
2.0
Like the latter production, this movie is capable of making spot on comments about excruciating, awkward, every day situations, but it also stumbles o ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Pete and Debbie themselves were supporting characters in 2006s Knocked Up, and ought to have remained B list.
Ny Daily News
4.0
But isnt that just like life Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann make for an incredibly believable on screen couple.
JoBlo
3.0
Holding this loose framework together are Rudd and Mann with Mann taking point for most of the films best dramedy moments.
Screen Rant
3.1
In the intermittently funny and consistently precious frames of This Is 40, downsizing is a cupcake without sprinkles.
The Globe And Mail
3.8
In short, This Is 40, in tried and true Apatowian style, mixes weighty issues about intimacy and cohabitation with astute and smart alecky pop culture ..
Philly
5.0
Writer and director Judd Apatow has created another very funny and frolicsome movie which also has something important to say about the very real chal ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Only fitfully amusing and overall rather irritatingly self absorbed...doesnt represent much of an advance in Apatows fundamentally adolescent attitude ..
One Guys Opinion
3.5
Much like marriage, This Is 40 is somewhat formless, and it almost never hurries up. But life is improved by having the option.
Village Voice
2.5
The kids performances remind one of the children of Demi Moore and Will Smith more showbiz connected than qualified.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
It paints a rather honest and harsh portrait of the slick Hollywood showbiz crowd, who feed off their vanity and ability to take a punch.
Sover
3.8
Another vignette, which involves Melissa McCarthy as the mom of a buck toothed kid, is more awkward than funny.
ReelViews
2.0
The director is more of a wrangler, picking the best moments of imagination and vulnerability to shape the viewing experience, leaving the end product ..
Blu Ray
3.1
Unfortunately, none of it feels much life life, even if some of the comedy is improvised.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
They eat up a lot of screen time without being very funny, and because of Apatows improvisatory style, the reflections on middle age promised by the t ..
Chicago Reader
1.9
The lack of focus in Apatows screenplay could be forgiven if the characters had any even marginally endearing qualities, but the best they can do is p ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
A comedy movie should be well paced, snappy and keep you laughing for at least some of its (should be) 90 or so minute runtime.Only epic stories deser ..
3.0
A comedy movie should be well paced, snappy and keep you laughing for at least some of its (should be) 90 or so minute runtime.Only epic stories deser ..
3.1
The expected mix of comedic and dramatic elements is pulled off surprisingly well, with Sandler and Rogens superb work ensuring that theres a certain ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The characters continue to bumble along with their funny, flawed, messy lives, doing the best they can.I found this movie very uneven.
Lariat
2.5
Sometimes it can be funny to one or more degrees, at others it can be boring despite the inherent fireworks and dramatic or comedic conflict, and occa ..
Screen It
3.8
It sometimes dawdles as it circles the spectacle of a marriage in flux.
Rolling Stone
2.5
But those moments of great comedy are stuck together by a worldview so cosseted that it threatens to muffle an exceedingly talented screen artist.
The Wrap
4.0
Indeed, Brooks aside, the supporting characters are used relatively sparingly for this sort of thing, which works surprisingly well, since it focuses ..
View London
2.5
LENGTH 2:14 BOTTOM LINE This could have been a generation defining comedy, but Apatow instead delivers a scattered throwaway full of typical family fi ..
News Day
4.4
Judd Apatow mines recognizable thematic territory after all, weve all had to grapple with that big birthday and what it represents and he does so with ..
News Day
3.0
His latest entry is his usual mixed bag, but some of the goodies inside the bag are worth checking out.
Cs Monitor
1.9
Because no one could be as whiny, spoiled, tasteless, combative and reliant on annoying stand up comedy riffs as the entire cast of this film, the mos ..
New York Post
3.5
Foolproof comic situations mixed with some genuine emotional moments make this sort of sequel to Knocked Up a good bet for moviegoers looking for esca ..
Film Journal International ..
4.0
(Be sure to stick around after the credits for outtakes of Melissa McCarthys flat out brilliant obscenity laced screed.).Some of it is grounded in abs ..
Az Central
3.0
The movies a contradiction in terms a personal Hollywood comedy predicated on commonality of experience.
Boston
4.0
Calling it a mess would be both accurate and pointless, because a tidier comedy would squeeze the life out of this vital, generous blob of a film.
Npr
3.8
This sort of sequel to Knocked Up is wise and satisfying, and often sharp and hilarious.
Star Tribune
3.8
14A Midway between your first kiss and your first pension cheque, age 40 marks lifes grand divide for most people.
Toronto Star
2.0
You wish their parts wer bigger as they are far more entertaining than the endlessly whining central couple.
Emanuellevy
3.5
And it is performed with conviction by actors who are not there to be loved.
Guardian
4.0
The ingredients are in place for a very enjoyable, smart, fluent comedy with wittily managed moments of sadness and bittersweet regret.
Guardian
2.0
This is laboured. This is aimless. This Is 40. Its really quite a grind.
Guardian
3.1
This Is 40 lifts that subplot and expands it to a feature length film.
Q Network
1.0
Were meant to find this endearingly maternal, but it comes over as nasty and abusive.
Daily Mail
2.0
And Iris as Charlotte is basically just a prop for inadvertent comedy and has no purpose other than to spout one liners.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
The Apatow formula has provided sure fire crowd pleasing comedies like Superbad and Bridesmaids, and This is 40 harks back to happier days with entert ..
Flim List
4.0
But that was not to be.This is 40 is much like Apatows other crudely funny, gross and overplayed comedies in which sex is central but is stripped of a ..
2.0
Jason Segel, Chris ODowd, Lena Dunham and Melissa McCarthy Apatows usual suspects lend support.
Susang Ranger
2.0
But in the journey toward resolution Apatow forgets to hold their feet to the fire, choosing instead to indulge their obnoxiousness without comment be ..
Movies
4.0
Bigelow and Fraser shot the sequence twice, accumulating forty hours of footage that was edited down to twenty five minutes of sepulchral, green tinte ..
New Yorker
3.0
This Is 40 Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway Stadium and suburban theaters.
Boston Herald
3.0
There are some wry laughs and perceptive observations folded into familiar territory of family strife and marital woes but Apatow could use a firmer e ..
Express
3.1
But much of the script feels oddly dishonest and dodgy, at least to me; each time one of the Mann/Rudd verbal smack downs takes over, Apatow has a hab ..
Chicago Tribune
1.0
And remember, this is a comedy, though its one of the least funny comedies youll see this or any other year.
Bullz-Eye
1.0
Its mostly a question of tone.Rudd is permitted a bumbling charm.
The Irish Times
4.0
The film earns its stripes as a raunchy, R rated comedy even before the main title appears onscreen.
Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
Ha has and emotional heft, hand in hand. And, for the most part, Apatows approach pays dividends.
Total Film
2.0
That its possible to do something very close to this while remaining funny is proven by Curb Your Enthusiasm.But thats satire.
Standard
4.0
Click the book to read the first chapter and for ordering information.
Tony Medley
3.0
From a bang for buck perspective This is 40 delivers big dividends in laughs.
Coles Mithey
3.0
This Is 40 tends to be about the self inflicted problems of spoiled upper middle class white people. Which can be sort of funny, sure. Sort of.
Detroit News
3.1
But the movie itself mostly succeeds on its own merits, if you can get on Apatows idiosyncratic neurotic wavelength.
Groucho Reviews
3.0
Apatows got a gift for writing every character in the film deeper than expected, and his supporting cast really gets a chance to shine.
Hit Fix
3.8
This is 40 had enough bits of I know exactly what that feels like! comedy to keep me laughing and keep me invested.
Aisle Seat
1.5
The film goes through spells where it pleases, others where it plods.
Herald Sun
4.4
Its not a particularly well wrapped gift.There are some awkward moments, and some of the gross out gags and blue dialogue are adolescently self indulg ..
Nj
3.5
Credit Apatow with mixing some expectedly crude humor (not all of it funny) with a few well played scenes in which the writer/director makes a welcome ..
Movie Habit
3.0
This typically overlong Apatow effort is fitfully funny, but sprawls too much and avoids any real emotional content.
Oregon Live
4.5
A sprawling but smart and generous hearted comedy whose knockout laughs come steeped in brutal honesty.
Film Ink
2.5
Apatow is an orderly writer, given to flow chart emotional logic, but while its welcome to neatly set the story up, neatly resolving it isnt so reward ..
The Age
1.5
No, it doesnt make sense, any more than anything else in the film.This is 40 is easily one of the most forgettable films of the season.
Maki At The Movies
1.5
While theres humor to embellish the more serious elements of disgraceful aging and a marriage coming undone, its not enough to be overwhelmingly hilar ..
1.5
A roll call of comic talent, none of whom are able to break free from their tired moulds.
Cine Vue
4.0
Pete cant resist a peek either and misguidedly gives Debbie a nudge.
Digital Spy
4.5
Apatows view on family is like his movie: Love and punch lines abound, and if it all goes off the rails sometimes, everyones ultimately better off for ..
Tamp A Bay
3.5
Apatow has taken a couple of characters from his 2007 comedy and created an amusing and bitingly honest comedy about family life in middle age.
Nz Herald
3.0
This Is 40 sees Apatow mistaking his personal life as the perfect fodder for another dramedy that stretches beyond a comfortable running time.
Flicks
5.0
If anything, raw anger and loneliness underscore many of the funniest lines.
Red Eye Chicago
1.5
But by making all these movies at the same time, Apatow has diluted his product to the point that This Is 40 is mostly tedious and unfunny.
Stl Today
3.8
After copping out in Funny People, Apatow still hasnt set the table for a meaty drama, but making us laugh is a piece of cake.
Stl Today
3.0
But the laugh out loud moments are plentiful in Apatows best script yet.And you just cant lose when you have comedy tour guides as gifted and charming ..
Cleve Land
3.0
The only thing Apatow really communicates with absolute clarity is his desire to speak honestly.Sincerity trumps insight.
Screen Crush
2.0
Imagine the funny bits left out of Long Days Journey Into Night: thats this movie.
Ft
2.5
Its rarely, if ever, worth more than a light chuckle, and its emotional side is flat and unconvincing.
Dustin Put Man
4.5
This is 40 does a fantastic job of balancing some salty humour with bittersweet drama. Intimate and easily identifiable, this is likely to strike a ch ..
Stuff
3.5
Even so, the script offers plenty of hilarious observational humour, and the cast is thoroughly entertaining.
Contact Music
4.1
It seems less like a coherent movie than a series of ideas scribbled hastily down on cocktail napkins and filmed immediately.
Ar Kansas Online
1.9
It has a bitterness that rings undeniably true and is quite funny but the film continually scrambles to atone for its anger with hollow gestures of ho ..
Larsen On Film
2.5
Rudd and Mann are attractive and talented players and you want to root for them.
Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Overlong, crass, adult themed comedic dramas are his forte and This is 40 delivers on expectations.
Matts Movie Reviews
1.5
For Apatow to get to the point where Oscar voters start taking notice, he needs to start acting more like hes 40, not 14.
Patriot Ledger
3.0
Frequently great when it involves Rudd and Mann tossing barbs at each other... and just plain leaden whenever its doing anything else.
Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
Paul, as well, is disturbingly self indulgent and living life through a tunnel vision lens that makes him even worse than unappealing hes actually not ..
2.0
Every conversation feels like its a minute too long. Its as if these characters are trying too hard to demonstrate their flaws and insecurities.
The Film Pie
4.2
Its very rare to come across a focused, effective suspense thriller thats old fashioned because it doesnt cater to the lowest common denominator or th ..
Nyc Movie Guru
3.1
The result not only feels like hes repeating himself, but like hes channeling James L. Brooks Spanglish rather than Larry Davids Seinfeldian Curb Your ..
Js Online
2.5
Strong work from Leslie Mann and Albert Brooks rescue the project from complete disaster but the largely unfunny and almost entirely disingenuous scri ..
Hollywood Chicago
2.0
Lost ended nearly two years ago, and what might have seemed funny in 2011 is pretty passe all this time later.What we ultimately get is 100 minutes of ..
Cinemix Tape
3.0
With all its shortcomings, rock solid performances and endearing characters turn out to be just enough to keep you on board.
Shockya
1.5
Despite the funny moments in This Is 40, the running time and the parts that do not age well are not doing the film any favors as it turns ten years o ..
Solzy At The Movies
4.0
I only hope that, while my body gradually deteriorates and I slowly chip away at the planet sized boulder that is my mortgage, I can still find time t ..
The Shiz Nit
4.5
The films bent of stinging humour largely stems from how brutally honest it is with regards to relationship dynamics and the less flattering aspects o ..
What Culture
3.1
A midlife crisis comedy marking the milestone with a tribute to immaturity!
Bitly
2.0
Decent turns from Megan Fox and Jason Segel do little to lighten the tone, making this a family drama that lacks structure and salvages only a little ..
The Skinny
3.0
(And matched every step of the way by Mann.).Still, watching This Is 40 often feels like watching is an on screen version of Apatows diary.
No La
3.0
Rudd is as affable a leading man as ever and Melissa McCarthy does a great job with her cameo turn.
Metro
3.8
This is 40 is a messy and consistently funny movie filled with authentic anxieties about middle aged life.
Scene Stealers
1.5
Middle aged, middle class and, if were frank, a little middling and medium soft, the uneven This Is 40 indulges its flabby excess of subplots, but is ..
Film 4
4.0
This is not the work of a man who feels he should be churning out easily palatable if forgettable flicks.
Streaming Quickflix
1.9
At least when filmmakers used to indulge themselves, the results would be on the order of Fellinis 8 1/2 or Lucas American Graffiti. These days, cellu ..
Clclt
1.9
If Apatow had any deeper message, it ends up getting drowned in this mess, but thats bound to happen when you try to take a premise that might barely ..
2.0
If the goal of Apatow was to make a film that in itself was a metaphor for a 40 year old person having a failed mid life crises than he succeeded, if ..
1.0
If this is the way Apatows life really is even if this film is a blatant overexaggerated caricature of things I pity the man.
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.5
More aptly known as This is 40 Minutes Too Long, Judd Apatows comic attempt at a bitter sweet comic dissertation about middle age falls flat.
Tiny Url
3.0
Asks us to care about the concerns of people who obsess about the most superficial and selfish problems, with no sense at all of how shallow and unapp ..
Movie Mom
3.5
Apatows knack of creating wildly excessive characters is almost akin to what Wes Anderson has done for years prior.
Cinema Sight
3.5
The movie lacks any urgencytheres no way Pete and Debbie will ever break up.
Entertainment Time
3.5
Still there are enough laughs to carry you through some of the repetitive scenes and a great cameo by Melissa McCarthy that almost makes up for all of ..
Media Mikes
1.5
Such a thing would be way too heavy for this ridiculous fantasy.And after all, everyone has to have a heart of gold underneath that shallow label cons ..
Daily Film Fix
1.9
Im at a loss to empathize with the middle aged plight of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann).
Boston Phoenix
2.5
Mann and Rudds chemistry together should be bottled and sold; they both match each others penchant for sarcasm, sharp wit and raunchy humor.
Reel Talk Online
4.5
Its Rudds most whole and developed performance that utilises all his charm and dramatic chops to boot.
Graffiti With Punctuation
3.1
Just as this painfully long comedy is Apatows funniest film in years.
Toledo Blade
4.0
With a tighter control of his material, Judd Apatow might have made the wry, observant comedy he no doubt has in him.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
The set up and sense of humour may be familiar, but This Is 40 still manages to keep it fresh and funny.
Sky
2.5
Yi and Melissa McCarthy give this films ever stalling comedic flywheel a spin or two.
Metro Active
2.0
Underneath waves of jocularity and vulgarity lies this sentimental undertow: we may not be as witty as Apatows characters but their lives are not too ..
Compuserve
1.9
They bring energy to this lifeless film, but there is a downside: They remind you how much fun funny can be.
Miami
2.0
Were sorry, but this web site contains enhanced features not supported by the browser version you are currently using.
Richard Roeper
2.5
Unfortunately, it too often veers into a dramatic mess of arguments and unrelatable situations.
Schmoes Know
3.0
A pure, maximalist representation of a gifted artist simultaneously at the top of his game and looking to expand the form.
Film.com
2.0
There is a profound tone deafness to This is 40, yet another overly long, overly whiney and overly crude exploration of Apatows bloated ego...
Metro Times
2.5
Its great that Apatow isnt afraid to dig deep to mine the uglier sides of matrimony, but his unusual personal connection to the material and the cast. ..
Ut Sandiego
3.5
However when its done well, it can simply be a treat, and this bears plenty of funny, memorable moments to take away with you.
Hey U Guys
3.5
This Is 40 isnt without flaws, it moves along nicely, and while it doesnt boast ... it does manage to be very consistently funny in a way that makes d ..
MSN Movies
1.5
This is 40 limps along, carried by the charm and charisma of Rudd and Mann, until it reaches a lazy, simple conclusion.
3.3
Its Apatows most personal film yet, even more so than Funny People, and it benefits from the closeness of this material to its creator as much as it s ..
Movie Line
4.0
Mann and Rudd are excellent, showing deft comic timing and hitting the necessary emotional notes as well.In lesser hand this would be less enjoyable.
Standard Net Au
1.5
It seems like it might have been smarter of Apatow to leave the money problems out.
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
This Is 40 wont change anyones life or behaviour, but it will entertain in dollops because when its good, its very, very good.
Birmingham Mail
3.0
Youll hear a sour note or a pause for a breath, but it makes believing Jackman or Hathaways performances easier.No, I dont want a soundtrack full of t ..
Kc Active
4.5
And while it may seem shrill at times, and Manns incessant nagging can become grating, thats kind of the point.
From the Front Row
2.0
... Humor that flows naturally from the characters and where they are in their lives instead of relying on punchlines and pratfalls ...
Stardem
3.0
This is 40 works better as light drama than comedy, with humor defusing the bombs being lobbed in the marriage.
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
2.0
Hey, remember that annoying couple in that Judd Apatow movie about the loser who got the hot chick pregnant No Well, we made a movie about them anyway ..
Blogs Houston Press
4.5
Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) share a birthday month, but Debbie doesnt want to celebrate this year shes turning 40.
Digital Journal
4.0
Mann, American cinemas most under utilised screen talent, is wonderful; Rudd, the boyish charm first glimpsed nearly 20 years ago in Amy Heckerlings C ..
Screen Space(Squarespace)
4.4
And so follows the film as a whole: a really fun and enjoyable time, with a genuine and relatable dramatic foundation that makes the entire package al ..
The Movie Report
3.8
Many moviegoers will identify with the couples marital woes, but they may object to the notion that the affluent Pete and Debbi deserve sympathy for t ..
Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
1.5
There are laughs, sure, with Brooks unabashed moocher coming up with many of the films best lines... but the overall results are distinctly patchy and ..
Movie Talk
2.0
This is 40 is fun at times, but in the end is another Apatow flop.
Jo Reviews
3.1
There are moments of perception and sweetness, as per usual with Apatow movies. Its just too bad the movies trajectory is formless and jokes built aro ..
Rss Feeds Usa Today
3.8
Comedic moments are plentiful, but most are not the laugh out loud kind; they are more the smile or nod of self recognition that longtime married coup ..
Jc Online
4.0
A significant portion of film is about finding the audiences sweet spot.Too easily connected and its television.
Movie City News
3.0
The Judd ernaut is back to make you shudder with another comedy that sometimes aims below the belt... but which survives on fair degrees of charm and ..
2.0
Those tensions and the way the couple talk about them both comically and seriously give the movie its heart, but Apatow is easily distracted by the de ..
Events Austin 360
1.5
The heartfelt intimacy and raunchy humor that defined his previous efforts have been replaced by indulgent melodrama, and if this is what 40 looks lik ..
Access Hollywood
2.5
(Apatow started out as a comic, and This Is 40s disjointed scenes have the breezy looseness of a freewheeling standup routine, moving from one bit to ..
Deads
3.0
Well acted and well made, but way too long and not particularly funny
Technology Tell
2.5
Once again, the insightful Judd Apatow has put his finger on Generation X in his new movie This is 40.Sadly, the result is not encouraging.
Patheos
4.5
Apatow knows just how to make us laugh at things we might otherwise dread.
2.5
In his next movie, maybe writer director Judd Apatow will integrate comedy and drama more smoothly or, at least, cushion the ride enough to prevent wh ..
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
2.0
A mismanaged mess that feels less a panoramic study of modern adult and familyhood and more like a series of tasked self reflections for which its cre ..
Shared Darkness
3.0
Its demise is not quite so systematic as People, since you cant pinpoint an exact moment when the film runs off the rails.But gradually you come to re ..
Ticket Sarasota
3.0
And Hosss unhappy saucer eyed visage fully deserves its own movie.
Bloom Berg
3.5
Judd Apatows latest comedy/drama, This Is 40, is a surprisingly honest, thoughtful and entertaining look at life after hitting the big 4 0.
Jeffreyklyles Word Press
3.0
The intimacy among cast members is what makes the latest film soar, half of the time.
Time Out Chicago
1.3
This is an overindulgent, bloated, sloppy, slapdash comedy featuring a bunch of jerks, that was in desperate need of a tight script. It shouldve been ..
Film Geek Central
1.5
Contains enough truth about marriages and families to outweigh the irritating details of the familys financial situation and the films seemingly aimle ..
Deep Focus Review
1.5
A deadly combination of bloated, stagnant, self indulgent and self pitying all of which might be forgivable, if it werent also so embarrassingly unfun ..
Moviedex
2.0
I loved the pain in comedy of Funny People, but since Funny People was really about foreign people, it was easier to explore their hardships with a di ..
Movies With Butter
3.0
Teetering between tepidly humorous and totally unfunny, Judd Apatows crazy long crudefest plays like bits and pieces of a stand up routine that would ..
2.5
This Is 40 has moments where vulgarity doesnt impede honesty and Apatows desire to show off his children doesnt overshadow his depiction of a contempo ..
Planit North West
3.5
I do not find fault with these characters as I believe they accurately reflect our so called post modern times and they deserve to be laughed at.
4.4
Judd Apatow plunges the stage of life for all its ample misery, just the way he did adolescence in Freaks and Geeks and quarterlife angst in Undeclare ..
Because I Told You So
1.5
This Is 40 is intermittently funny, frequently embarrassing and, at 134 minutes, quite a bit too long.
Tablet Mag
See Where to Watch
This Is 40