Foul-mouthed without being particularly funny, involved without being compelling, Judd Apatow's This Is 40 wants to be deeper than it really is. Which is an Apatowian trademark.
While most movies would make sure every conflict gets settled and tied up with a neat bow, This Is 40 takes a more realistic approach to marriage and life by saying that sometimes you face problems you don't know how to solve.
In advance of the December 21 release, Judd Apatow sat down for an intriguingly in-depth discussion with Film Comment magazine, some of the most compelling comments of which we've included here.
Heigl is good at talking the talk -- speaking out about the inherent sexism in the movie industry -- but she seems almost willfully against challenging the norms of gender in cinema that she criticizes.
Robert Downey Jr. is just like you, maybe: He thinks Iron Man 2 was "dissatisfying and disappointing."
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You know where Live as We Know It is headed every step of the way. Yet the writers and Berlanti find the right pace and tone, and the stars are equal to the task.
Sometimes it takes almost losing the person you love to realize that you can't live without her. Sometimes, though, admitting to cheating on a business trip is the end of the discussion.
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