Funny People Review (7 out of 10)
Funny People is an amusing movie that will give you a chuckle or two but the movie as a whole is more melancholy than upbeat. It’s a shame because what we have here is a movie that was marketed to be another “Knocked Up” when in fact to have pushed the drama aspect would have lead the audience to angle their viewing experience to a more appropriate level.
Adam Sandler plays a character that I can only assume was half-based on his real-life career. The character is George. He is rich, lonely, at the peak of his career, and informed that he is dying. Trying to make up for what he views as lost time, he tries to go back to his roots as a stand-up comedian as well as tie-up any loose ends in his life to include a woman he wronged in the past.
This movie is going to be a slow viewing experience for most and at 2 hrs and 25 minutes, you hope to God your time is well spent. That is where I have a hard time reccomending this film. On one end, the fact that I stayed up very late to finish it should say something about the story. On the other end, I felt like finishing the movie was more a chore than entertainment. Again, this should be viewed as an “amusing” drama and don’t even bother if you’re expecting a big laugh…
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