Funny movie watch alone or friend withdo not watch with family :D

Well, I only go this movie because Adam Sandler is in it. I find he makes one good movie, one bad, one good, one bad..So thought' I'd take a chance. It's an okay story with good performances, but wow, there IS a lot of things wrong with this. For starters, it's a re-hashed story from 'The Great Buck Howard." - almost exactly, in terms of the two main characters. Show biz big guy gets an assistant and treats him badly. Assistant finally leaves and they meet again later. Been there, done that. Now about the humour. Maybe this is just an indication of how stupid society has become, but seriously,, I got bored of the penis jokes after about the 5000th one. One per movie might be funny, but after one you're flogging a dead horse. Seriously.? Penis jokes are funny when you're ten. When your a grown adult, it's just embarrassing unless you have an IQ below 80 and live in a hillybilly log cabin or something. The only thing here is, at first George Simmons was dying. In the Great Buck Howard he wasn't.

Adam Sandler's best film to date, I know that is not saying much but this is still a solid film.What makes the film work is Adam Sandler's performance (bet you never though you'd hear that ever). Sandler is much better at drama than comedy and in this film you see a real 3 dimensional human being who honestly believes that he is doing the right thing in terms of getting his life back on track. This is relatable because we have all been in that situation where we wanted something so bad we were completely blind-sided to how it might affect other people and how selfish we were being. The chemistry between Sandler and Seth Rogen, you really begin to sympathize with Rogen's character because you see how much he has grown to care for Sandler's character. The rest of the cast did well, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, RZA etc. They all served their purpose but I did feel that they were more there to help the plot move along as opposed to seeing characters.An area where the film falls flat was, as with many of Apatow's films, the film could have been at least 30 minutes shorter and there were several scenes and characters that did not serve purpose and did not need to be there. For example, there were at least three musical montages over the course of the film, I believe the film could have got by with at least one fewer. Also, Aziz Ansari's character was not funny and really did not need to be in the film as he did nothing to add to the plot.However, apart from that Funny People is still a strong drama. I say drama because it is not that much of a comedy. What I love about Apatow's films is that he makes dramatic films with very funny moments to balance out the drama and tension and I like that. You will not cry with laughter but I believe you will be entertained.

I have this movie in my collection for quite some years... but on blu ray and i didn't had a player until recently when i got my X1. Long story short i bough the DVD, it was in terrible shape, borough it back to the video store, all they had left was a blu ray... which i accepted for later use.So well, straight to point, was it a good movie? Kinda... more on the yes side. The problem is, the movie is at times very funny, at times the jokes and situations fells flat, but more or less, oh my god could it had been wrapped in 120 minutes or less... easily.Sanddler, Rogen and pretty much all the cast do a good job, my gripe comes mostly from the story, as i liked a lot how it start but the second act felt very odd and i didn't like where it was going. Also the ending despite the movie uber long running time, felt abrupt and unresolved...I know this is more like a drama comedy than a real "comedy" but when you watch a Sanddler and Rogen movie, or even more the 2 of them combined, you hope for very funny situations and jokes. Some parts made me chuckle good, but some overlong part really bored me.In any case I'm glad i finally was able to saw it, but i can't say its either among my favourite Sanddler or Rogen movies...I changed my rating like 3 times during this review, i would give it a 6.5 if i could... but i settle for 6 and not 7...I prefer watching pineapple express, Happy Gilmore and other funnier movies.