This is 40

Evie Totty: “It ruled.”

I went into the theater a bit reluctant. I am somewhat a fan of Apatow but in recent years the toilet humor has just been too much for me. But a friend wanted to go to have a break from all the action movies I've been scheduling for the group.

And I'm so glad she did. It was a wonderful story about a family 'getting older'. I'm not sure it missed anything really.

And the laughs. My goodness the laughs. I believe my face was sore yesterday from laughing so hard. I hate to say this (though I haven't seen Django Unchained yet) but if you only get to see one movie over the holidays (well... other than The Hobbit) then see this one. You won't be disappointed.

− December 23, 2012 • more by Evie • log in or create an account to reply

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Matthew Preston: “It sucked.”

This movie should have been called: "This is 40 if you're a rich, white, self-absorbed, A-hole living in California." At first I thought there was an underlying lesson, like there is more to life than money, or something to do with raising children through guidance and caring instead of assuming ownership. NOPE. I had absolutely no compassion for anyone and the idiotic situations they put themselves in. I understand that it is a comedy and I should lighten up, but all of the laughs are attempted through self-inflicted misery and malice, which is just depressing. I disliked this for the same reasons I stopped watching many sitcoms in the 90's (Drew Carey, Roseanne, & Coach for example): They were just plain mean.

− June 26, 2013 • more by Matthew • log in or create an account to reply

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