Funny People Movie Review: I'm Guessing Your Friend Is The Fat Version Of You

Movie Review

In the film, Funny People, those wild nights accompanied by debauchery seem like the ideal life for performer George Simmons (played by Adam Sandler). He makes a lot of money, never has to wait in line at a restaurant, people always want to pose for pictures with him and best of all, he never has to answer to anyone but himself. However, all that changes after finding out from the doctor that he has a rare blood disorder and the only hope is an experimental treatment. Reflecting upon his life, George realizes that the main thing that he needs to do is make amends with the one true love that he let get away. By hiring a down-on-his-luck guy, played by Seth Rogan, whose hopes are to get a big break in the stand-up comedy circuit, their friendship reaches a breaking point where life becomes more than just a few laughs.

There were definitely some humourous moments with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan, Aubrey Plaza, and Jonah Hill in this movie, as well as the cameo appearances with stars, such as Ray Romano. The movie had potential to be very memorable, but somewhere along the way, it lost meaning up until the end, where it tried to redeem itself.

 The biggest disappointment for me was the overwhelming amount of vulgarity that seemed to dominant most of the dialogue. A joke or two, fine, but when every second word in almost 2 and a half hours is a profanity, it lost appeal. 

Trying to have a combination of comedy and drama could have worked well because Adam Sandler is not a one-trick pony type of actor, but unfortunately in this movie, these funny people still need to practice getting their acts together.

Young People F***ing Movie Review: Talk Dirty To Me

Movie Review

In the movies, intimate scenes from the seduction all the way to the blissful orgasm are often made to seem effortless. In the film, Young People F***ing, five stories are told about young adults who are all faced with various complications that inhibit, no matter which way you want to phrase it, one simple goal: to f**k.

I’m not sure which story line I liked best, as they were all pretty amusing. The first date story was typical with the male playing the role of a womanizer. The harsh realization that the so-called player was not immune to being played (gotta love a taste of your own medicine) was great! 

The threesome tale was hilarious since it seemed that the act of eating actual food was more of an aphrodisiac then seeing his girlfriend with another man. 

I liked the how some of the relationships were filmed showing the awkwardness and clumsiness in scenes especially the friends with benefits as well between the long-term couple who wanted to spice up their bedroom activities but had no idea where to start. 

I also enjoyed seeing both sides of the coin with the ex’s story where it’s not always the woman who is unable to move on, but the man realizing his feelings run deeper than just a booty call. 

This was a good movie, and I’m pleased to see Canadian film makers are stepping up and not shying away from being a little risqué like our neighbours in the USA or even some ground-breaking world films that are also not afraid to push the limits. 

I will comment that they went a little overboard with the vulgarity but overall had a charismatic cast and this was definitely something different to watch. 

Although you can try harder to find some deeper philosophical meaning to what this film was really all about, the title couldn’t have been clearer.