http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/

People are really going to disagree with me on this. I have never been a big fan of sex comedies, I thought Knocked up was much better than 40 year old virgin. It is very hard for a film to mix comedy and drama well, but for the most part I thought this did. Adam Sandler, and Seth Rogan are both very good in this. I thought they handled their roles well. Especially Sandler, this is his best film since Reign over me. Many people said this film is too long and plotless, but I disagree. While it did drag a bit in the middle I thought it was a good length. The story may not be amazing, but I don't think it was plotless at all. I liked the idea of the dieing comedian connecting with someone he can talk to for the first time, then finding out he isn't dieing and trying to reconnect with an old love. As someone who had a very serious medical condition and got better after thinking I wouldn't, and an aspiring writer I had much more of a connection with this film than Judd Apatow's others. My condition was not as serious, just a kidney thing that caused me to require a transplant, but I still understood Sandler's character. The characters were all developed well though Hill, and Schwartzman didn't really have much to do.

All the actors in this film are well cast, Jonah hill, and Jason Schwartzman are good as Rogan's friends. Jonah Hill seems better suited for side characters, he was awful when he starred in Superbad but he is good as a side character when he isn't focused on. Now for the downside, this film is not that funny. There are some lines that made me chuckle but as a comedy it falls flat a lot of the time. I was not so disappointed by it as many were. I tried to avoid the trailers for it, but from what I saw it was marketed as a mostly comedy. It does have some good moments though. Rogan and Sandler have good chemistry. This is a tough one to review, it isn't as funny as I would have hoped and it does get a bit monotonous. On the other hand though it works well as a drama film with the occasional funny part. I recommend it, but don't expect it to be hilarious. It does focus a lot on the drama. I really liked Eminem's quick cameo, and the various others like Dave Attell, andy dick, and ray romano. I also liked how Sandler was kinda selfish, his character does not do everything right and the ending is slightly sad in a way. I think Judd Apatow is improving as a director, if he can just balance the comedy and drama better he might make something great. This may not be his funniest film, but it is his best. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It is a good poignant sometimes quite funny film about what it means to be a comedian, and who you're friends really are.

Overall I give it a 7.5 out of 10.