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Funny People

2009

Judd Apatow

Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill ...

5.3

9,421

Comedy. Drama. Romance When stand-up comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Has a lot of humor and gnashing. It's centered on Adam Sandler's best performance (...) modulates George's desperation in a perceptive, sympathetic performance (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's the work of a major talent. Apatow scores by crafting the film equivalent of a stand-up routine that encompasses the joy, pain, anger, loneliness and aching doubt that go into making an audience laugh. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"There’s something irritatingly self-satisfied about 'Funny People', which explains why, though it glances on the perils of fame, it mostly affirms its pleasures."	NEU
United Kingdom	Mark Dinning Empire	"An absolute treat. In spite of its disappointing climax, this is Apatow’s smartest, rudest and — yes — funniest film yet. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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