![]() ![]() Gerry Bednob's addled invention of a new sexual position called the "Alligator Fuckhouse"). Hell, even the blown takes were terrific (e.g. And when Apatow expanded the picture to 133 minutes for the unrated DVD, the additional scenes were all gems. ![]() This was Apatow's first film as a director, and it remains his most rewarding: though the youthful ensemble of KNOCKED UP is looser and more comfortable with each other, the cutthroat competition for laughs in THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN results in more inspired riffing. And though there hopefully aren't too many forty-year-old virgins out there, who can't empathize on some level with Andy's sexual dread?" Beneath the silliness of UNDECLARED lurks a truth wincingly familiar to anyone who ever muddled through a freshman year of college. Of course Apatow can craft a gag like nobody's business, but he's able to balance his broad sensibilities with something recognizably human. Judd Apatow) From another lost-to-the-void Collider review: "As is often the case in Apatow's work, it's not so much the material but the character - an element lacking in many studio comedies nowadays. ![]() For the first twenty-five, and a thorough explanation on my highly complex ranking methodology, read this. ![]()
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