Funny People: Cloudy, With a Chance of Unfunny

Apparently, Funny People wants to be all things to all people. In a trend hinted at in 40-Year-Old Virgin and attempted in Knocked Up, Judd Apatow seems to want Funny People to be a raunchy comedy and a touching romantic drama about second chances. We have no idea if he can pull that off (Knocked Up doesn't give us much hope), but you have to give him credit for trying, especially since he's assembled one of the pound-for-pound funniest casts we've seen in a while. Of course, for every funny movie one of these stars has been in, there's been a dud, so there are no guarantees. We ran down the cast's capacity for funny in our Funny People Risk Assessor gallery, so check it out before you decide whether to roll the dice on your comedy.

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November 26, 2009 6:20 AM
Andrew
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I found the only parts of the movie that was funny was when Eric Bana was on screen. The rest you might as well just fast forward it.

February 26, 2012 12:15 PM
Remie
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I think that's why Kath and Kim make me crgine so much. With the added factor of the middle class laughing at the working class with such glee, and saying how clever it is (is this sneaky superiority?).

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