It's weird to think we're only four movies in to Judd Apatow's directing career, because for the last ten years he's become a brand. Between working with Adam McKay and Will Ferrell on their comedies, to launching Seth Rogen and Kristen Wiig (and more), he established that he was one of the biggest forces in comedy. But his most recent film, This is 40, came out and it didn't feel like event. It's a modest film that's enjoyable enough, but feels like a B side. Our review of This is 40 follows after the jump. Following the characters Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from his previous hit Knocked Up, Apatow wants to show the tumultuous relationship between two people who love each other, but have kids and sometimes want to kill each other. The film starts with Debbie turning 40, though she has everyone pretend that she's 38. She runs a clothing shop, while Pete's started his own record label to release the works of musicians like Graham Parker (playing himself), an artist whose peak was three decades ago. They are struggling financially, partly because Pete's label is a dud, and partly because Pete keeps giving money to his father (Albert Brooks), who recently had triplets and needles his son to support him. They have two daughters, Sadie and Charlotte (Maude and Iris Apatow), with Sadie just starting puberty. As Pete is about to have his fortieth birthday as well, the two are trying to figure out how to be ...
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