Funny People [2009] Movie Reviews on CinemaClock

The reason why soo many people hated this movie is because they thought it would be the next Superbad and super funny. Not that it's not funny, it's just a different kind of comedy. It's much more serious. It's extremely well written and directed. The actors are fantastic, and this is possibly Adam Sandler's best performance yet. The music is great too... most of the time. What really makes this movie shine though, is the story. It's amazing and extremely thought provoking. I don't care if most people don't like it. They can go watch their Transformers or New Moons anytime they want. This is the most underrated movie of 2009 along with Whatever Works.

Title	Vote
After The Wedding [2007]	10/10
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers [2006]	10/10
The U.S. vs. John Lennon [2006]	10/10
Match Point [2005]	10/10
Memoirs of a Geisha [2005]	10/10
Munich [2005]	10/10
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [2005]	10/10
Stay [2005]	10/10
North Country [2005]	10/10
Corpse Bride [2005]	10/10
The Constant Gardener [2005]	10/10
Sin City [2005]	10/10
Million Dollar Baby [2004]	10/10
Ray [2004]	10/10
Garden State [2004]	10/10
Solaris [2002]	10/10
American Wedding [2003]	10/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [2003]	10/10
Nowhere in Africa [2002]	10/10
The Matrix Reloaded [2003]	10/10
X-Men 2 [2003]	10/10
Antwone Fisher [2002]	10/10
The Pianist [2002]	10/10
Brothers [2009]	9/10
Coco avant Chanel [2009]	9/10
2012 [2009]	9/10
It Might Get Loud [2008]	9/10
Gran Torino [2008]	9/10
Star Trek [2009]	9/10
The Soloist [2008]	9/10
Milk [2008]	9/10
Frost/Nixon [2008]	9/10
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist [2008]	9/10
Into the Wild [2007]	9/10
The Great Debaters [2007]	9/10
The Kingdom [2007]	9/10
Across the Universe [2007]	9/10
Hairspray [2007]	9/10
Transformers [2007]	9/10
Peaceful Warrior [2006]	9/10
Dreamgirls [2006]	9/10
The Blood Diamond [2006]	9/10
Casino Royale [2006]	9/10
Conversations with God [2006]	9/10
The Last King of Scotland [2006]	9/10
The Fountainhead [1949]	9/10
An Inconvenient Truth [2006]	9/10
The Departed [2006]	9/10
Little Miss Sunshine [2006]	9/10
Searching for Bobby Fischer [1993]	9/10
Fearless [2006]	9/10
Bob Dylan - No Direction Home	9/10
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [2005]	9/10
Cars [2006]	9/10
The Producers [2005]	9/10
Inside Man [2006]	9/10
V for Vendetta [2006]	9/10
King Kong [2005]	9/10
Walk the Line [2005]	9/10
Derailed [2005]	9/10
Good Night, and Good Luck. [2005]	9/10
Les Voleurs d'enfance [2005]	9/10
Proof [2005]	9/10
L'Audition [2005]	9/10
Four Brothers [2005]	9/10
The 40 Year-Old Virgin [2005]	9/10
The Island [2005]	9/10
Don't move [2004]	9/10
Aurore [2005]	9/10
Walk On Water [2005]	9/10
Batman Begins [2005]	9/10
C.R.A.Z.Y. [2005]	9/10
Unleashed [2005]	9/10
Kingdom of Heaven [2005]	9/10
Bend It Like Beckham [2003]	9/10
Swimming Pool [2003]	9/10
28 Days Later [2003]	9/10
Raising Victor Vargas [2003]	9/10
2 Fast 2 Furious [2003]	9/10
The Italian Job [2003]	9/10
The Life of David Gale [2002]	9/10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [2002]	9/10
Frida [2002]	9/10
The Blind Side [2009]	8/10
The Twilight Saga: New Moon [2009]	8/10
A Christmas Carol [2009]	8/10
My Sister's Keeper [2009]	8/10
Bloodsport [1988]	8/10
I Can Do Bad All by Myself [2009]	8/10
The Crow [1994]	8/10
Up [2009]	8/10
Powder Blue [2009]	8/10
Angels & Demons [2009]	8/10
He's Just Not That Into You [2008]	8/10
W. [2008]	8/10
Notorious [2009]	8/10
Revolutionary Road [2009]	8/10
Twilight [2008]	8/10
The Transporter 2 [2005]	8/10
The Transporter [2002]	8/10
The Wrestler [2008]	8/10
Religulous [2008]	8/10
Stop-Loss [2008]	8/10
Vantage Point [2008]	8/10
Step Up 2 the Streets [2008]	8/10
Lars and the Real Girl [2007]	8/10
Juno [2007]	8/10
I Am Legend [2007]	8/10
We Own the Night [2007]	8/10
The Reaping [2006]	8/10
2 Days in Paris [2007]	8/10
Superbad [2007]	8/10
The Bourne Ultimatum [2007]	8/10
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry [2007]	8/10
Cashback [2006]	8/10
Once [2006]	8/10
Live Free or Die Hard [2007]	8/10
Sicko [2007]	8/10
Stranger Than Fiction [2006]	8/10
Hell's Kitchen (Image)	8/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [2007]	8/10
Letters from Iwo Jima [2006]	8/10
Arthur and the Invisibles [2006]	8/10
Waitress [2007]	8/10
Donnie Darko [2001]	8/10
Ne le dis à personne [2006]	8/10
Human Trafficking [2005]	8/10
300 [2007]	8/10
Pan's Labyrinth [2006]	8/10
Freedom Writers [2007]	8/10
Children of Men [2006]	8/10
Downfall [2004]	8/10
The Last Kiss [2006]	8/10
Candy [2006]	8/10
World Trade Center [2006]	8/10
Gridiron Gang [2006]	8/10
Idlewild [2006]	8/10
The Illusionist [2006]	8/10
Step Up [2006]	8/10
Scoop [2006]	8/10
Akeelah and the Bee [2006]	8/10
The Devil Wears Prada [2006]	8/10
Chris Rock - Never Scared (DVD + CD)	8/10
16 Blocks [2006]	8/10
Click [2006]	8/10
Eight Below [2006]	8/10
Running Scared [2006]	8/10
Glory Road [2006]	8/10
The Da Vinci Code [2006]	8/10
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown [2006]	8/10
Tristan & Isolde [2006]	8/10
Underworld: Evolution [2006]	8/10
Pride & Prejudice [2005]	8/10
My Date with Drew [2005]	8/10
Maurice Richard [2005]	8/10
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [2005]	8/10
The Man [2005]	8/10
Serenity [2005]	8/10
In Her Shoes [2005]	8/10
Flightplan [2005]	8/10
Just Like Heaven [2005]	8/10
A History of Violence [2005]	8/10
Lord of War [2005]	8/10
An Unfinished Life [2005]	8/10
Red Eye [2005]	8/10
Hustle & Flow [2005]	8/10
The Skeleton Key [2005]	8/10
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005]	8/10
War of the Worlds [2005]	8/10
Herbie: Fully Loaded [2005]	8/10
The Longest Yard [2005]	8/10
Mr. & Mrs. Smith [2005]	8/10
Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith [2005]	8/10
Fever Pitch [2005]	8/10
Bad Boys II [2003]	8/10
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde [2003]	8/10
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle [2003]	8/10
The Hulk [2003]	8/10
Finding Nemo [2003]	8/10
Taxi 3 [2003]	8/10
Identity [2003]	8/10
Bruce Almighty [2003]	8/10
A Man Apart [2003]	8/10
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days [2003]	8/10
Precious [2009]	7/10
Ninja Assassin [2009]	7/10
The Ice Harvest [2005]	7/10
Law Abiding Citizen [2009]	7/10
Zombieland [2009]	7/10
An Education [2009]	7/10
500 Days of Summer [2009]	7/10
Replicant [blu-Ray]	7/10
Pirate Radio [2009]	7/10
District 9 [2009]	7/10
Julie & Julia [2009]	7/10
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra [2009]	7/10
The Ugly Truth [2009]	7/10
Brüno [2009]	7/10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [2009]	7/10
The Proposal [2009]	7/10
The Taking of Pelham 123 [2009]	7/10
Madea Goes to Jail [2009]	7/10
Over the Top [1987]	7/10
I Can't Think Straight [2007]	7/10
Crossing Over [2009]	7/10
Obsessed [2009]	7/10
12 Rounds [2009]	7/10
Watchmen [2009]	7/10
The Punisher: War Zone [2008]	7/10
The Alphabet Killer [2008]	7/10
Marley & Me [2008]	7/10
Defiance [2009]	7/10
The Family That Preys [2008]	7/10
Bolt [2008]	7/10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [2008]	7/10
Yes Man [2008]	7/10
Zack and Miri Make a Porno [2008]	7/10
JCVD - Le Film [2008]	7/10
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [2008]	7/10
Penelope [2006]	7/10
The Eye [2007]	7/10
The Orphanage [2007]	7/10
The Invisible [2007]	7/10
The Lookout [2006]	7/10
Deck the Halls [2006]	7/10
You Kill Me [2007]	7/10
I Think I Love My Wife [2007]	7/10
Stardust [2007]	7/10
Eastern Promises [2007]	7/10
28 Weeks Later... [2007]	7/10
Shoot 'Em Up [2007]	7/10
No Reservations [2007]	7/10
Rush Hour 3 [2007]	7/10
Mr. Brooks [2007]	7/10
Perfect Stranger [2007]	7/10
The Simpsons Movie [2007]	7/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [2007]	7/10
The Contract (2006)	7/10
Norbit [2007]	7/10
The Last Mimzy [2007]	7/10
Edmond [2006]	7/10
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties [2006]	7/10
DOA: Dead or Alive [2006]	7/10
Driving Lessons [2006]	7/10
Shrek the Third [2007]	7/10
Miss Potter [2006]	7/10
Ocean's Thirteen [2007]	7/10
Knocked Up [2007]	7/10
Fracture [2007]	7/10
Black Snake Moan [2007]	7/10
Stomp the Yard [2007]	7/10
Breaking and Entering [2006]	7/10
The Painted Veil [2006]	7/10
Spider-Man 3 [2007]	7/10
Disturbia [2007]	7/10
Shooter [2007]	7/10
Crash [1996]	7/10
Ghost Rider [2007]	7/10
Zodiac [2007]	7/10
Flags of Our Fathers [2006]	7/10
Alpha Dog [2006]	7/10
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer [2006]	7/10
We Are Marshall [2006]	7/10
Volver [2006]	7/10
Rocky Balboa [2006]	7/10
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker [2006]	7/10
The Holiday [2006]	7/10
The Pursuit of Happyness [2006]	7/10
Apocalypto [2006]	7/10
Bobby [2006]	7/10
The Queen [2006]	7/10
Déjà Vu [2006]	7/10
Babel [2006]	7/10
The Break-Up [2006]	7/10
Half Nelson [2006]	7/10
Invincible [2006]	7/10
John Tucker Must Die [2006]	7/10
The Descent [2005]	7/10
Madea's Family Reunion [2006]	7/10
Banlieue 13 [2004]	7/10
Monster House [2006]	7/10
Curious George (Full Screen)	7/10
Deepwater [2005]	7/10
Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker	7/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [2006]	7/10
Whole New Thing [2005]	7/10
The Pink Panther [2006]	7/10
Superman Returns [2006]	7/10
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [2006]	7/10
When a Stranger Calls [2006]	7/10
X-Men 3: The Last Stand [2006]	7/10
Take the Lead [2006]	7/10
The Exorcism of Emily Rose [2005]	7/10
Saw II [2005]	7/10
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang [2005]	7/10
Jarhead [2005]	7/10
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit [2005]	7/10
Domino [2005]	7/10
Into the Blue [2005]	7/10
Mindhunters [2004]	7/10
The Devil's Rejects [2005]	7/10
Diary of a Mad Black Woman [2005]	7/10
Madagascar [2005]	7/10
Crash [2005]	7/10
XXX: State of the Union [2005]	7/10
The Grudge [2004]	7/10
The Good Thief [2003]	7/10
The Hunted [2003]	7/10
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [2009]	6/10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [2009]	6/10
Saw VI [2009]	6/10
Assassination of a High School President [2008]	6/10
I Love You, Man [2009]	6/10
I Love You, Beth Cooper [2009]	6/10
Driven To Kill	6/10
Echelon Conspiracy [2009]	6/10
Push [2009]	6/10
Sex Drive [2008]	6/10
The Grudge 3	6/10
Splinter [2008]	6/10
RocknRolla [2008]	6/10
Bedtime Stories [2008]	6/10
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [2003]	6/10
Seven Pounds [2008]	6/10
Transporter 3 [2008]	6/10
The House Bunny [2008]	6/10
Quantum of Solace [2008]	6/10
The Heartbreak Kid [2007]	6/10
Lucky You [2007]	6/10
Wind Chill [2007]	6/10
Captivity [2007]	6/10
Rescue Dawn [2006]	6/10
Dead Silence [2007]	6/10
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer [2007]	6/10
Evan Almighty [2007]	6/10
Factory Girl [2006]	6/10
Next [2007]	6/10
Blood & Chocolate [2007]	6/10
Sublime (Widescreen)	6/10
The Hitcher [2007]	6/10
Hot Fuzz [2007]	6/10
TMNT [2007]	6/10
Bon Cop, Bad Cop [2006]	6/10
Because I Said So [2007]	6/10
Smokin' Aces [2007]	6/10
Eragon [2006]	6/10
Little Children [2006]	6/10
Thank You for Smoking [2005]	6/10
The Grudge 2 [2006]	6/10
The Covenant [2006]	6/10
The Protector [2005]	6/10
The Quiet [2005]	6/10
Crank [2006]	6/10
The Sentinel [2006]	6/10
The Ringer [2005]	6/10
Mission: Impossible 3 [2006]	6/10
Hard Candy [2006]	6/10
Free Zone [2005]	6/10
Two for the Money [2005]	6/10
Idole instantanée [2005]	6/10
The Perfect Man [2005]	6/10
A Lot Like Love [2005]	6/10
The Amityville Horror [2005]	6/10
Sahara [2005]	6/10
Open Range [2003]	6/10
S.W.A.T. [2003]	6/10
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life [2003]	6/10
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [2003]	6/10
Dreamcatcher [2003]	6/10
Funny People [2009]	5/10
Gamer [2009]	5/10
Imagine That [2009]	5/10
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian [2009]	5/10
One Week [2008]	5/10
Bride Wars [2009]	5/10
Surf's Up [2007]	5/10
Happily N'Ever After [2007]	5/10
Premonition [2007]	5/10
Rumor Has It [2005]	5/10
Le Pharmacien de garde [2003]	5/10
Dark Water [2005]	5/10
The Hours [2002]	5/10
Night Train	4/10
Rachel Getting Married [2008]	4/10
The International [2009]	4/10
Blindness [2008]	4/10
Paul Blart: Mall Cop [2009]	4/10
Dan in Real Life [2007]	4/10
Passengers [2008]	4/10
First Born (2007)	4/10
Are We Done Yet? [2007]	4/10
Idiocracy [2006]	4/10
Harsh Times [2005]	4/10
Borat [2006]	4/10
Death of a President [2006]	4/10
Miami Vice [2006]	4/10
Hoodwinked [2006]	4/10
Doom [2005]	4/10
Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés [2005]	4/10
Fantastic Four [2005]	4/10
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [2005]	4/10
Paranormal Activity [2008]	3/10
Fighting [2009]	3/10
The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008]	3/10
The Abandoned [2006]	3/10
Lucky Number Slevin [2006]	3/10
Aeon Flux [2005]	3/10
The Surrogates [2009]	2/10
BoyTown [2006]	2/10
The Black Dahlia [2006]	2/10
House of Wax [2005]	2/10
Basic Instinct 2 [2006]	2/10
Hostel [2006]	2/10
Mysterious Skin [2004]	2/10
Dear Wendy [2005]	1/10

Big disappointment. Watched this movie on an impulse once I arrived at the movie theatre. Hadn't read a single review, just assumed it was worth seeing given the cast of talented actors / comedians. Given the title, I also expected a barrel of laughs. Not that I would put it past Adam Sandler to sober it up a little, in fact I rather appreciated his balanced mix of humour and drama in Click and Spanglish. But in this film I think he went way overboard on cheesiness. I understand the underlying point of the story, that the life of a comedian isn't easy. But the way it was told I think paints Adam Sandler as an egocentric douche bag. If this was pure comedy, I would have no problem with this (i.e. Don't Mess with the Zohan), but there's no way I could sympathize with his character's issues and afflictions in this snoozer of a movie. The only reason I rate this as high as a 3 is because of the perverted comic relief Jonah Hill provided.