Mr Black Well, I only go this movie because Adam Sandler is in it. I find he makes one good movie, one bad, one good, one bad..So thought' I'd take a chance. It's an okay story with good performances, but wow, there IS a lot of things wrong with this. For starters, it's a re-hashed story from 'The Great Buck Howard." - almost exactly, in terms of the two main characters. Show biz big guy gets an assistant and treats him badly. Assistant finally leaves and they meet again later. Been there, done that. Now about the humour. Maybe this is just an indication of how stupid society has become, but seriously,, I got bored of the penis jokes after about the 5000th one. One per movie might be funny, but after one you're flogging a dead horse. Seriously.? Penis jokes are funny when you're ten. When your a grown adult, it's just embarrassing unless you have an IQ below 80 and live in a hillybilly log cabin or something. The only thing here is, at first George Simmons was dying. In the Great Buck Howard he wasn't.

Paul Magne Haakonsen Hand on Heart, then I wasn't really expecting much from this movie, as I don't really think Adam Sandler is funny anymore, and Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill never were funny.The comedy in "Funny People" was forced and never really got up to a point where it brought about any laughs from me. And as such, then it was a strained ordeal to sit through this movie.The selling point of the movie was Leslie Mann, but despite her appearing in the movie and her good performance, then it wasn't enough to lift up the level of this movie. Not by a long shot."Funny People" seems like a rather pointless movie, and it wasn't particularly memorable. After having seen it, I can now say that the movie will go to the movie shelves and just slowly fade into oblivion. I assume that I was not in the target audience.Fans of Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill might get a kick out of "Funny People". Other than that, I can't really see any reason to spend two hours and twenty minutes on this.

Python Hyena Funny People (2009): Dir: Judd Apatow / Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill: Drama comedy about serious undertones. Adam Sandler plays comedian George Simmons who learns that an illness has infected him and he has very little time to live. Lonely, he recruits a struggling standup comedian to tour with him before tracking down a past love. Directed by Judd Apatow with hard hitting screenplay with amusing moments. Apatow has done great work in comedies such as The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and here again he scores with a comedy with deep undertones. Sandler is at his best as a veteran comedian who remains outside the social circles save for the stage. Potential death drives him to address his regrets and discover the value of friendship. Seth Rogen as his recruit pulls off the role of a bad comedian who hooks up with his idol only to learn that his idol is a flawed being. Leslie Mann plays Simmons' past lover who will hook up with him only to come to realize what is right. Eric Bana plays her Australian husband who is a fan of Simmons until he learns of the flirtations. Since he has been unfaithful Mann has him face his lifestyle. Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman play Rogen's pals who steal their moments. Strong message regarding our short time and how we need to learn to laugh off our transgressions. Score: 10 / 10

karagoraymond Adam Sandler's best film to date, I know that is not saying much but this is still a solid film.What makes the film work is Adam Sandler's performance (bet you never though you'd hear that ever). Sandler is much better at drama than comedy and in this film you see a real 3 dimensional human being who honestly believes that he is doing the right thing in terms of getting his life back on track. This is relatable because we have all been in that situation where we wanted something so bad we were completely blind-sided to how it might affect other people and how selfish we were being. The chemistry between Sandler and Seth Rogen, you really begin to sympathize with Rogen's character because you see how much he has grown to care for Sandler's character. The rest of the cast did well, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, RZA etc. They all served their purpose but I did feel that they were more there to help the plot move along as opposed to seeing characters.An area where the film falls flat was, as with many of Apatow's films, the film could have been at least 30 minutes shorter and there were several scenes and characters that did not serve purpose and did not need to be there. For example, there were at least three musical montages over the course of the film, I believe the film could have got by with at least one fewer. Also, Aziz Ansari's character was not funny and really did not need to be in the film as he did nothing to add to the plot.However, apart from that Funny People is still a strong drama. I say drama because it is not that much of a comedy. What I love about Apatow's films is that he makes dramatic films with very funny moments to balance out the drama and tension and I like that. You will not cry with laughter but I believe you will be entertained.