DVD Review: "Funny People”

 

Published: November 13, 2009

Modern comedy’s reigning king of arrested adolescence tried to grow up this year with "Funny People,” a personal meditation on mortality and a darkly comic view of what it’s like to be a successful comedian. Not surprisingly, it had a great first week at theaters followed by a steep decline. Adam Sandler ’s pointed portrayal of superstar stand-up George Simmons proved unpopular with fair-weat...

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