40 Year Old Virgin, Red Eye

August 20, 2005, 07:25 PM

The 40 Year Old Virgin (R)
Steve Carell, Caterine Keener, Paul Rudd

The premise is simple; Steve Carell is a forty year old virgin. His friends find out and try to get him laid. The genius comes from how much humor they get out of this seemingly straightforward plot.

I can easily say that this is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Laughter in the audience was so intense that I missed some of the dialogue. Steve Carell brings his very original comedic delivery that will undoubtedly make him a huge star. His supporting cast puts the film over the top with Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen giving especially hilarious performances. The naturally funny actors play well off each other and it is clear they do a lot of improv throughout, almost losing the original script but replacing it with something even greater.

Conclusion: See this film. DO IT NOW! A



Red Eye (PG-13)
Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

Lisa is taking the red eye home to Miami. A few coincidental run-ins with a man named Jackson end in them sitting next to each other on the plane. Jackson soon reveals his true intentions; He needs Lisa to aid him in the assassination of a political figure or else he will kill her father.

The plot is very singularly driven, without any real twists and turns. The acting is good and Cillian Murphy gives a stellar performance as a creepy killer. The intensity is relatively subdued but culminates in the last bit of the film; however the action is over too fast. You leave the theatre feeling like you’ve just been prematurely spurted on. Like a night with The Dook, there is a lot of buildup to very little payoff. Expect disappointment.

Conclusion: Not bad but not good enough. C


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