Funny People is the latest offering from Judd Apatow, the writer/director that brought u The 40-year old Virgin and Knocked Up...
the story centers around a famous comedian, played by Adam Sandler, who one day realised that he has a terminal disease...
he deals with this life-changing episode by engaging in a new found friendship with an aspiring stand-up comedian, played by Seth Rogen...
and tries to piece back his life by facing his past and mistakes he had made...
if u are watching this for a laugh...
u would probably enjoy only half the movie...
surely there are more than its fair share of funny moments and dialogues...
which are done in a very subtle way...
plus a steady stream of funny stand-up gigs...
in fact...
most of the funnys of this movie comes from these gigs or funny dialogues in very believable real-life settings...
but as i said...
comedy is only half the movie...
the other half is more about life...
how we deal we our pasts...
how we deal with our mistakes...
how we deal with our choices...
and how we choose when given a second chance...
u may feel that this sounds quite deep...
and in reality i think it is...
there is a lot of depth in the movie and its characters...
the movie is on the lengthier side at more than 2 hours...
and the pace is pretty slow...
but not to the extend where it bores u...
it feels more like a simple, leisure boat ride where u would meet a lot of meaningful and perhaps a little weird characters...
i particularly like the subtlety of the movie...
lots of issues are masked under the funny moments...
it does not weigh on u...
or throw these things straight at ur face...
but u are welcome to explore if u so choose to...
casting-wise u would be familiar with most of the faces if u have seen the Apatow's films...
i urge u to go see this movie...
even if u just want something light-hearted and funny to go at the end of a long week...
but i hope u would look at the things underneath the surface as well...
that way u would be able to enjoy the movie as much as i do...
for this the movie get 4/5...
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