THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN - REVIEW
Back when Steve Carell was still mostly known for being that odd news guy in both Bruce Almighty and Anchorman , he finally got his first lead comedy role in The 40-Year-Old Virgin , a film which, on paper, may not have sounded all that exciting but, in Judd Apatow's reliable hands, did very well indeed. The film's premise is exactly what the title suggests as Carell plays Andy, a 40-year-old virgin we first meet one morning as he absently parades his morning boner while he gets ready for work. This sets most of the tone for the rest of the movie. We soon meet Andy's co-workers, incidentally an all-star cast packed with Apatow regulars from Seth Rogen to Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. Even Jonah Hill gets a cameo appearance. When Andy's "friends" figure out his big secret, this kick-starts their imaginations as they each decide to get him laid and impart their silly wisdom about sex upon him. Whether they're doing all this just to see Andy make a fool o