My wife treated me to the 40 Year-Old Virgin today for my birthday. The movie was flat-out hilarious. Steve Carrell plays Andy, a 40 year-old support techie at an electronics store. For reasons to humorous to relate here, he hasn't "done it". Once his co-workers find out, they make it their mission to help him on his mission. The scenes of Andy enjoying a typical evening at home are priceless. He has to have more action figurines than a comic book store. Kudos to all involved for making a comedy that is for adults, not teenagers. Unlike Wedding Crashers, there are no confounding moments of anger or melancholy to detract from the fun, which lasts from beginning to end. You have to stay around for the final musical number. With all of the reverence for all things 70's over the years, its nice to see the 70's lampooned for all its hippy-dippy silliness. Steve Carell is the new Will Ferrell. All hail the virgin!

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