This Is 40
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
8
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottDec 20, 2012
Yes, Apatow's film has its peaks and valleys -- just the way life does -- but it stands alone nicely on its own, a satisfying comedic riff on life and all of its absurdities. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfDec 11, 2012
It all comes down to the Big Birthday Party and a furious bike ride, which he's clearly done before, in "The 40 Year Old Virgin." Read full review
58
The PlaylistDrew TaylorDec 18, 2012
Apatow indulges in his freeform tendencies to a particularly destructive degree with This is 40, resulting in a movie in which the ambitions are only equaled by the shortcomings. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDec 20, 2012
Overlong, unnecessarily sex-obsessed and downright nasty at times, This Is 40 feels haphazard and unfinished, despite a few moments of laugh-out-loud humor. Read full review
50
TimeMary PolsDec 20, 2012
As the movie goes on, the laughs are fewer and farther between, and for the last 30 minutes, not only did I not laugh, I wanted it to end so I could get back to my own boring but less precious life. Read full review
50
IndieWireEric KohnDec 3, 2012
Welcome to the world of white people problems, ground zero for the strain of American comedies that Apatow does best. But does he really? Read full review
40
The GuardianHenry BarnesDec 21, 2012
It's not bad, exactly – but it is boring and very rarely funny. This is laboured. This is aimless. This Is 40. It's really quite a grind. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 20, 2012
There's a funny movie scratching at the edges of This is 40. Unfortunately, writer-director Judd Apatow sees himself as the John Cassavetes of Comedy, so every time that funny movie starts to emerge, Apatow tramples it with scenes of domestic irritation. Read full review
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