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This Is 40
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, they navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children.
12 May 1945, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK
29 August 1970, Pittsburg, California, USA
23 December 1992, Tarzana, California, USA
19 April 1974, Boulder, Colorado, USA
April 17, 2016
Apatow's descent as a storyteller is continuing, and his ear for comedy isn't at its peak.
December 21, 2012
"This Is 40" tends to be about the self-inflicted problems of spoiled upper-middle class white people. Which can be sort of funny, sure. Sort of.
July 13, 2013
You get the impression this should have been called Here Are Some Things That Judd Apatow Is Thinking About Right Now, In No Particular Order.
December 15, 2013
If this is what 40 is like, someone needs a reality check.
December 21, 2012
The performers are so likable that you stay with them even when, as is often the case, the material is hit-or-miss.
May 13, 2013
For Apatow to get to the point where Oscar voters start taking notice, he needs to start acting more like he's 40, not 14.
December 21, 2012
Judd Apatow is not a disciplined artist. And that's a good thing.
May 24, 2016
It's a little silly, sometimes too pointed, and overly long, but at its heart are perceptive observations about the challenge of long-term relationships, raising a family, and turning 40 -- some of which will ring true for many of us.
February 14, 2013
However irritating 'This Is 40' is at times, there's a warmth that wins you over, and an honesty about families.
May 03, 2015
There's a shrillness that is admirable in theory but rather off-putting in practice. It's just not very funny.