Funny People

Drama
3 stars
A somber look at the lives of comics. Adam Sandler plays a character with similar fame as himself, only he learns he has a rare form of leukemia with little chance of survival. Seth Rogen is hired as Sandler’s personal assistant and watches as Sandler’s very unlikable character tries to win back his ex-wife (Leslie Mann, wife of director Judd Apatow). Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman and Eric Bana co-star along with a myriad of celebrity cameos. The two little girls in the film are adorable and also Apatow and Mann’s actual children. The humor is crude as with most of Judd Apatow’s films (seriously, how many jokes can one make about oral sex?), and the movie is really long at 136 minutes. I loved the house that belonged to Sandler’s character though – my new dream home. Very long, kinda depressing, but some very good acting.