The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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. 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. 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. Full Review

Carell accomplishes the task of being sweet-natured without becoming cloying. Full Review

Too long, too sexist, and too--shall we say--flaccid. But it has its moments. Full Review