The Sacrosant Tango (A Brief Review)
I'd be lying if I said that 40 Year Old Virgin didn't fall flat for me as a comedy. Yeah, I love Steve Correll, as a comedian he is brilliant. But, the movie, itself, delivered nothing more than a series of a few chuckles . . . at least, for me.
But, as something more than a comedy, it was rather well-done. The writing for it was very good, and it took the plot in a lot of directions that I did not quite expect from the "usual" romantic comedy. For one thing, it was over two hours in length, which is unusual; for another, it was hardly romantic. It portrayed sex, love, and relationships for the ugly, misshapen, awkward, difficult, convuluted, messy things they are, instead of glorifying it all with Hollywood visuals and make-up.
It also did an interestingly elaborate job of establishing the characters of the supporting cast, not just focusing entirely on Andy (Correll) and never bothering to really go that deeply into the other people present. It actually had a rather adequate amount of scenes that gave you a sense of his co-workers and friends (one big reason why it was such a long movie). Really, it turned out to be a very character-driven story, instead of something hung up on the clichés and deus ex machina-type events.
So, for being something very genuine and not just a shallow Hollywood comedy, I give The 40 Year Old Virgin an 12% Failure Rating.
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But, as something more than a comedy, it was rather well-done. The writing for it was very good, and it took the plot in a lot of directions that I did not quite expect from the "usual" romantic comedy. For one thing, it was over two hours in length, which is unusual; for another, it was hardly romantic. It portrayed sex, love, and relationships for the ugly, misshapen, awkward, difficult, convuluted, messy things they are, instead of glorifying it all with Hollywood visuals and make-up.
It also did an interestingly elaborate job of establishing the characters of the supporting cast, not just focusing entirely on Andy (Correll) and never bothering to really go that deeply into the other people present. It actually had a rather adequate amount of scenes that gave you a sense of his co-workers and friends (one big reason why it was such a long movie). Really, it turned out to be a very character-driven story, instead of something hung up on the clichés and deus ex machina-type events.
So, for being something very genuine and not just a shallow Hollywood comedy, I give The 40 Year Old Virgin an 12% Failure Rating.
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