DVD Review

Funny People (2009)

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Release Date: Jul 31, 2009; Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Nov 24, 2009; With: Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler

FUNNY PEOPLE Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill raise their glasses | Funny People, Adam Sandler, ...
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FUNNY PEOPLE Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill raise their glasses

They say that all comedians are clowns crying on the inside. Take Adam Sandler in Judd Apatow's Funny Peopleplease! Sandler plays a stand-up comic recently diagnosed with cancer. Clocking in at a bloated two and a half hours, this smug misfire may very well be the Heaven's Gate of humor. The unrated two-disc edition has a slew of EXTRAS, like old footage of Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Apatow on the chuckle-hut circuit. C-

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Originally posted Nov 18, 2009 Published in issue #1077 Nov 27, 2009 Order article reprints
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