Funny People

Universal Pictures

Rated R

Running time: 146 minutes



Universal Pictures Funny People starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen is about comedian Adam Sandler who finds out he has a rare blood disease and hires fellow comedian Seth Rogen to write his jokes, but swears Rogen to secrecy about Sandler's disease. The marketing campaign makes the movie seem as more of a comedy, but this is really a dramatic film with Adam Sandler in his most dramatic role that I have ever seen him in. The comedy routines by the comedians can be funny, but do not expect the movie to be a laugh riot.

The first half of the movie deals with Sandler's life as a comedian, while the second half deals with Sandler's ex-girlfriend Leslie Mann who now has her own family. The film is also a long movie. I did not check my watch, but I did keep wondering towards the second half of the movie "when is this over?" The family aspect of the movie was interesting, but that made the film too long and the family storyline is good enough for a movie to be developed on it's own.

Rated R for language. Running time: 146 minutes.

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