This is 40

ATTN:  MOVIE SPOILERS INCLUDED

This is 40

December 2012

3 out of 5 bags of popcorn for the overall movie

4 out of 5 boxes of milk duds for my own personal entertainment

My Suggestion:  DVD

The Gist:  Mike and Debbie are a married couple with 2 girls, careers and a beautiful home but their lives are about to go into major shock as they prepare to turn 40.  All sorts of chaos ensues leading to some drastic, ill-conceived changes to their lives. 

My take:

I liked this movie, because let’s face it….I am pretty much their target audience.  (I am 38 with a husband and 2 children)  There were countless moments in the movie when I said to myself, oh yeah, that seems about right.  The characters were all so interesting and crazy.  One important question to ask yourself before seeing this film is…….Do you like the f-bomb?  If you do, then this movie is definitely for you!! 

All joking aside, I enjoyed the movie and although I wasn’t laughing out loud the entire time, the conversations and relationships were interesting to watch unravel.  There was a ton of dialogue between the main characters Debbie and Mike, most of which is very enjoyable.  There are some cringe worthy moments and some very tacky scenes, but for the most part is works as a mid-life crisis adult comedy.

Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann have great chemistry together and they seem to understand how to engage the audience with their outlandish comments towards each other.  Megan Fox plays an employee at Debbie’s store and she is in her typical young, hot, SEXY role.  Pretty perfect for her.  Jason Segal plays a cheesy and sleazy personal trainer which is perfect for him as well.   The cast is great and really works for this type of film.

Overall I laughed, I cringed, I shook my head, and I empathized so it was enjoyable to me.  I am not sure the older crowd, or younger crowd would appreciate the story line.  This is 40 is perfect for us soon to be forty somethings.