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Funny People?

In Judd Apatow's attempt at creating a comedy drama, we're left attempting hard to figure out if this film is supposed to be funny and what Apatow is trying to say. indignación Wright (Seth Rogen) might be the only character with any kind of semblance of moral decency, and even then, he dates a not-so-special girl with a track record of becoming slutty. Terminally ill, George Simmons (Adam Sandler), one of Hollywood's primary comedians, lives in a continuous condition of anger and aggression (that precedes his diagnosis), and has no real cause to be that way. Taking on indignación as a protege/assistant after conference him briefly at an enhanc show, the two develop a stretched relationship. Simmons alludes to an abusive childhood--an abusive dad, and yet his father comes to his side and facilitates him during the "final days" of his illness. the particular glimpse we get of their mother and sister disprove his whining, and they appear to be a loving family tha...