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  1. storymaps99

    This is 40: Agree it's too long, but the big problem for me is that it's just NOT FUNNY. Sorry, but Apatow's style is just played out. If this exact same movie had come out in 2007, I would have been laughing uproariously. You gotta know when to move on.

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    2. benskelly2

      benskelly2

      I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but I think he ruins the nice feeling of the ending by tacking on the outtakes of Melissa McCarthy raging and swearing in a not particularly funny way. He can't let go of that comedy sketch mentality.

    3. Nic.Lishko

      Nic.Lishko

      Just watched it. Yeah, I laughed a few times. Especially at some of the stuff Rudd said. Still a pass, but I did laugh.

    4. storymaps99

      storymaps99

      It had some laughs, of course, just...not enough. And too much reliance on improv. I took classes at the UCB Theater in NYC years ago, so I've watched a number of people come up and noticed the influence of improv on tv and features and it's getting out of hand, IMHO. I notice now most of the "tags" on the ends of sitcoms are just actors improv'ing and it often pulls me out because it's not natural to the character or the logic of the show. I get the sense that the sho...

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