The 40-Year-Old Virgin Critic Reviews

In a textbook example of the have-it-both-ways ethos of self-loathing narcissism, Carell has succeeded in creating a character of old-fashioned decency in a movie that otherwise flouts it at every turn.Read the full review

Crude, sophomorically homophobic but frequently funny, pic also overstays its welcome a bit and indulges in some juvenile excesses. All told, though, The 40 Year Old Virgin delivers enough belly laughs.Read the full review

Takes a premise that, in less competent, less empathetic hands, would have had the depth of a pancake, gives it a soul and turns it into a surprisingly sweet and funny ode to male friendship and middle-aged love.Read the full review

Carell accomplishes the task of being sweet-natured without becoming cloying.Read the full review

Too long, too sexist, and too--shall we say--flaccid. But it has its moments.Read the full review

Rude, raunchy, uproarious, yet with elements that are surprisingly sweet.Read the full review

The jokes fly fast and sometimes very funny. They are, more often, crude and homophobic. Still, a genuine sweetness lurks.Read the full review

Sticking to one joke in an unconscionably long film makes for a very stale, witless and repetitive comedy.Read the full review

Even a starring role in the American version of the British show "The Office," which has given Mr. Carell a higher profile, conveys neither his sheer likability nor his range as an actor, both crucial to making this film work as well as it does.Read the full review