
Forty-year-old Andy, an electronics store shipping clerk, is a stereotypical geek, who plays video games and takes care of his collectible action figures. He has no real friends and spends most of his time away from work by himself. Despite having an interest in the opposite sex philosophically as witnessed by his constant and uncontrollable morning erections, he is still a virgin. He never planned not to have sex, but it became more and more difficult to have that first expe... (Full plot summary below)
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Forty-year-old Andy, an electronics store shipping clerk, is a stereotypical geek, who plays video games and takes care of his collectible action figures. He has no real friends and spends most of his time away from work by himself. Despite having an interest in the opposite sex philosophically as witnessed by his constant and uncontrollable morning erections, he is still a virgin. He never planned not to have sex, but it became more and more difficult to have that first experience as he got older, to the point where, to him, it became a reality for his life. When his work colleagues find out, some mock and ridicule him, while a small group comprised of Dave, Jay and Cal take it upon themselves to help him get laid, despite each of three having their own relationship issue making them perhaps not the best people to provide advice or assistance. Andy also gets some unexpected suggestions from some standing on the sidelines of his life. Beyond that advice, Andy has to be the one to take the ultimate step to reality, he not only having no practical experience, but also no theoretical experience in that he doesn't even watch or have interest in porn or masturbate. Some of the advice he receives centers on the actual woman who should be his first time. Regardless of that advice, he decides that the woman he truly wants is Trish, a specialty retailer with a somewhat useless bricks and mortar outlet across the street from the electronics store. As Andy pursues then eventually falls for Trish, he has to decide how much of his true self he will divulge to her.
Leave your thoughts about The 40 Year Old Virgin.
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryKind-hearted, hilarious, and thankfully, rated R - no punches pulled makes for a funnier film. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperI think this is one of the summer's biggest, most pleasant surprises. |
| Supercala.comPaul SalfenThe raunchy humor is at least one notch above Wedding Crashers and even makes American Pie seem pretty tame. |
| The Film YapNick RogersJudd Apatow might have been crowned the savior of American comedy, but the brutal truth is that he peaked with this, his first major hit. Sadly, so did Steve Carell. So savor this perfect moment that they shared, and scripted, together. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergThe 40 Year-Old Virgin is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Yeah, I said it. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressWedding Crashers will gross close to $200 million by run's end. If that's the playing field comedy fans want to set, then The 40-Year Old Virgin deserves to outgross Titanic. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsWorks on every level. The humor and language are as crude as an R rating allows, but Carell and Apatow's script is so hip, funny and - yes - innocent that it's never offensive. |
| Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktYes, Steve Carell can carry a movie. Yes, Judd Apatow can direct a movie. Yes, we'll all relate to a middle-aged virgin. And yes, when an aesthetician yells to her assistant "we're gonna need more wax," you best run. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonSuch a well-balanced mix of the gross and crude with the sweet and sympathetic that it transcends its inadequacies in a way that may make even the most suspicious woman let down her guard. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSurprisingly insightful, as buddy comedies go, and it has a good heart and a lovable hero. |