This is 40 (2012)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Starring: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, John Lithgow
Running time: 133 minutes

 

Debbie and Pete are a couple with two kids going through a rough patch as they are both reaching the age of 40. Work is not going so well, so there are financial troubles looming, and both are questioning their relationship at this pivotal moment in their lives.

 This is a sort-off sequel to the film Knocked Up. Here, writer and director Judd Apatow put the focus on the characters played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. The chemistry between the two leads is stronger than in the previous film, but a compelling story with loads of funny situations still gets buried in too much self indulgence. This movie would have benefited greatly from a little tightening up. It dragged on and on aimlessly at times.

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