Funny People reactions!

With the newest Judd Apatow vehicle on the horizon, early word has lowered from extremely positive to now mixed/average reviews on the film.   Check out some early words below:

Awards Circuit:  It’s not only his most mature work yet, it’s his best work yet, and the first one that will merit him some real serious Oscar consideration (along with many other aspects of the film).  This is a home run of significant proportions, and considering how many ways this project could have failed, it’s a real achievement indeed.  The title of the movie is incredibly apt, since not only is the film fantastically funny, but it’s more so about these people that you will grow to care about during the almost 2 and a half hours that the film runs for (though it never drags, which is somewhat amazing).

Screen Daily: Apatow’s obsession with the male genitalia has never been more prevalent. Every male character talks about his own and everybody else’s penis with such frequency that Bruno looks moderate in comparison.Funny People is more of an adult film than Apatow’s previous two hits The 40 Year-Old Virgin andKnocked Up, or his many productions. Teen audiences who lapped up the puerile humour of Superbad orPineapple Express will be severely challenged by the running time and themes which include terminal illness, the nature of love, and the darker side of fame.

Hollywood Elsewhere: It really is the best Apatow movie so far. Not the warmest of friendliest or feel-goodiest, but unquestionably the frankest and ballsiest. A genuinely funny, corrosive, uncliched, agreeably smartass thing. Not perfect but close enough to what I wanted that I came out delighted. I believed each and every line and attitude and plot turn. I had a few minor beefs but no major ones…. It darkens, challenges, deepens, reboots and broadens the definition of those cereal-box ingredients that people think of when they refer to Apatow-brand entertainment. It’s not a “great” film but for me it’s a stunningly brave (by which I mean exceptionally candid and self-revealing) one. And funny as shit.

Hollywood Reporter:  In moving his adolescent male comedies into more adult realms, the humor sharpens and characters deepen. “Funny People” might be a transitional film for Apatow, and the good news is that his people remain funny. And it helps to have loads of cameo appearances from many of today’s top funny people……The characters, even down to the smaller roles, are better realized and more lifelike than any previous Apatow film, and he hits all the right notes in the film’s pacing, laughs and emotions.