The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen
directed by: Judd Apatow
directed by: Judd Apatow
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Andy Stitzer's friends make it their mission to help him finally lose his virginity at forty.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: UN
Release Date: 23-MAY-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Cult comic actor Steve Carell--long adored for his supporting work on The Daily Show and in movies like Bruce Almighty and Anchorman--leaps into leading man status with The 40 Year-Old Virgin. There's no point describing the plot; it's about how a 40 year-old virgin named Andy (Carell) finally finds true love and gets laid. Along the way, there are very funny scenes involving being coached by his friends, speed dating, being propositioned by his female manager, and getting his chest waxed. Carell finds both humor and humanity in Andy, and the supporting cast includes some standout comic work from Paul Rudd (Clueless, The Shape of Things) and Jane Lynch (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), as well as an unusually straight performance from Catherine Keener (Lovely & Amazing, Being John Malkovich). And yet... something about the movie misses the mark. It skirts around the topic of male sexual anxiety, mining it for easy jokes, but never really digs into anything that would make the men in the audience actually squirm--and it's a lot less funny as a result. Nonetheless, there are many great bits, and Carell deserves the chance to shine. --Bret Fetzer
Andy Stitzer's friends make it their mission to help him finally lose his virginity at forty.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: UN
Release Date: 23-MAY-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Cult comic actor Steve Carell--long adored for his supporting work on The Daily Show and in movies like Bruce Almighty and Anchorman--leaps into leading man status with The 40 Year-Old Virgin. There's no point describing the plot; it's about how a 40 year-old virgin named Andy (Carell) finally finds true love and gets laid. Along the way, there are very funny scenes involving being coached by his friends, speed dating, being propositioned by his female manager, and getting his chest waxed. Carell finds both humor and humanity in Andy, and the supporting cast includes some standout comic work from Paul Rudd (Clueless, The Shape of Things) and Jane Lynch (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), as well as an unusually straight performance from Catherine Keener (Lovely & Amazing, Being John Malkovich). And yet... something about the movie misses the mark. It skirts around the topic of male sexual anxiety, mining it for easy jokes, but never really digs into anything that would make the men in the audience actually squirm--and it's a lot less funny as a result. Nonetheless, there are many great bits, and Carell deserves the chance to shine. --Bret Fetzer
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Apatow's "one"
Normally adolescent humor, Apatow comes through with this (thanks to Carell's writing and acting.
I don't normally care for the "Oscars" (or awards shows in general) but I remember in 2005 the intense debate (hype) to figure out what would be the "best film" of 2005. There was Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Munich. Personally, I would rather watch Munich again over all those movies. But other notables were Syriana and 40 year old Virgin.
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Rating: 
- amusing and easy to watch
My girlfriend called this one and I enjoyed it in spite of lower expectations. A comic take on the social dynamics of sexual attraction, the show picks low hanging fruits and squeezes them into humorade - enjoyable and easy to drink :)
The characters are flat, and there are no surprises before the final credit sequence.. wow! The movie doesn't take itself seriously, so we don't have to - we can laugh at our ridiculous society and how obsessed we are with sex, being sexy, and every perception ... Read More
Rating: - Do me yo-yo master do me! I want you to do me cause you're the yo-yo guy!
Andy (Steve Carell) works at an electronic store as a stock boy. Andy also plays video games and collects comics and rare toys. Andy's weekend of fun is buying the ingredients for an egg salad sandwich...and making it. Andy is 40 years old. Andy is also a virgin.
Within the store that Andy works at are a bunch of guys who do what most guys do. Talk crap to one another (in a `friend' way), play poker, go clubbing, lookin for the chickys, and even going to see donkey shows. Well, Andy doesn't really ... Read More
Rating: - All sexual innuendo and hijinx aside, Beautiful movie
Extremely funny,I have never heard such funny descriptions involving alligator and house. Mooj is funny as F! lol . all the characters are funny. I can watch this movie over and over. I think this is the BEST film Seth Rogen has been in. and one of the best of judd apatow along w/ talladega nights and anchorman all others are just so-so.
Rating: 
- uneven but funny
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the basic plotline. Andy is the "40 Year Old Virgin" of the title and his "friends" (actually work buddies, they never seemed to be friends prior to the card game) conspire to help him lose his virginity.
Some of it is funny, but the language dampened that for me. I know people use "f***" frequently,but is it really necessary for it to be almost every other word?
Lots of the scenes were forced - for instance, couldn't his future wife figure out something ... Read More
- Apatow's "one"Normally adolescent humor, Apatow comes through with this (thanks to Carell's writing and acting.
I don't normally care for the "Oscars" (or awards shows in general) but I remember in 2005 the intense debate (hype) to figure out what would be the "best film" of 2005. There was Crash, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Munich. Personally, I would rather watch Munich again over all those movies. But other notables were Syriana and 40 year old Virgin.
Read More
- amusing and easy to watchMy girlfriend called this one and I enjoyed it in spite of lower expectations. A comic take on the social dynamics of sexual attraction, the show picks low hanging fruits and squeezes them into humorade - enjoyable and easy to drink :)
The characters are flat, and there are no surprises before the final credit sequence.. wow! The movie doesn't take itself seriously, so we don't have to - we can laugh at our ridiculous society and how obsessed we are with sex, being sexy, and every perception ... Read More
- Do me yo-yo master do me! I want you to do me cause you're the yo-yo guy!Andy (Steve Carell) works at an electronic store as a stock boy. Andy also plays video games and collects comics and rare toys. Andy's weekend of fun is buying the ingredients for an egg salad sandwich...and making it. Andy is 40 years old. Andy is also a virgin.
Within the store that Andy works at are a bunch of guys who do what most guys do. Talk crap to one another (in a `friend' way), play poker, go clubbing, lookin for the chickys, and even going to see donkey shows. Well, Andy doesn't really ... Read More
- All sexual innuendo and hijinx aside, Beautiful movieExtremely funny,I have never heard such funny descriptions involving alligator and house. Mooj is funny as F! lol . all the characters are funny. I can watch this movie over and over. I think this is the BEST film Seth Rogen has been in. and one of the best of judd apatow along w/ talladega nights and anchorman all others are just so-so.
- uneven but funnyUnless you've been living under a rock, you know the basic plotline. Andy is the "40 Year Old Virgin" of the title and his "friends" (actually work buddies, they never seemed to be friends prior to the card game) conspire to help him lose his virginity.
Some of it is funny, but the language dampened that for me. I know people use "f***" frequently,but is it really necessary for it to be almost every other word?
Lots of the scenes were forced - for instance, couldn't his future wife figure out something ... Read More
