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minutes Rated: (for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use). Reviewed by Dustin Putman, August 17, 2005. For a release crowd-pleasing R-rated summer comedy that doesn't treat its audience like sniveling idiots, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" is head and shoulders above the recent grossly overpraised "Wedding Crashers." Directed by Judd Apatow (TV's "Freaks and Geeks"), this equal parts outrageous and sweet trifle garners its fair share of laughs from expert comedic release timing and by basing most of the humor in a hardened reality that doesn't seem very over-the-top at all. At nearly two hours in length, however, the film loses release some of its luster by taking way too long to get to the point. A leaner, more discriminating editor could have turned a pretty good movie into a great one. Steve Carell, until now appearing in a whole lot of supporting film roles (2004's "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" being, perhaps, his most prominent), is splendidly likable and down-to-earth in this, his first lead role.
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