Funny PeopleThe 3rd movie from big shot comedy producer Judd Apatow, Funny People is a story about two opposites. A struggling comedian becomes the assistant of a big superstar comedian and gets a small glimpse at fame. The film is very funny as all Apatow films have been in the past. Unfortunately, the better humor comes from the supporting characters way more than the two mains. Seth Rogen doesn't play his regular crude self and I was sort of disappointed. The movie is 2 hours long and none of the main characters are really likable making it hard to watch.
The numerous cameos are great, James Taylor drops F-Bombs and one of the funniest scenes features an interaction between Eminem and Ray Romano.
The stand-up aspect in the first half of the movie is a lot of fun, and time spent with Rogen's roommates, Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill is really great. The film falls flat however near the end of the movie when Sandler and Rogen head out to stay with Leslie Mann's character and all the great supporting characters are left behind. Eric Bana fills in as a crazy Australian guy, a parody of himself but doesn't make the movie any more interesting.
It is an interesting film and its fun to see Sandler in another serious role, I just never really cared much about the character even when he was dying, probably because the trailer spoiled the fact that he OK movie, despite the emotional plot it never really had me caring about the characters.
Randy was awesome though.
RAAANDY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peVFNna3vB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peVFNna3vB8
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