Steve Carell should be a name/face you know. Many will probably distinguish him as Michael Scott from NBC TV’s The Office, while others will identify him as Brick – the mentally-challenged weatherman – from Anchorman. Regardless if you recognize him or not, just note that in the near future, Steve Carell will be one of comedy’s leading men. The 40-Year-Old Virgin only marks the onset of the Carell Capades.
With The 40-Year-Old Virgin being the vehicle to get Steve Carell’s cinematic career – as a lead – off of the ground, funny-man Carell is setting his bar high. Virgin is one of the funniest films of the year, and while audiences may not match the intensity of a few laughs they had during this year’s Wedding Crashers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin kills with consistency—spreading its laughs out evenly from beginning to end. Apart from director Judd Apatow’s recent failure, Kicking and Screaming, The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a cohesive comedy that contains a healthy balance of both heart and funny bone.
At age 40, Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) stills collects toys and reads comic books. In addition to discovering these juvenile characteristics, Andy’s male coworkers find out that their pal, Andy, is a virgin. Even though Andy imagines his first time blossoming from a relationship of love, his guy friends have other options in mind.
David (Paul Rudd), Jay (Romany Malco), and Cal (Seth Rogen), all commiserate with Andy for his abstinence and submit themselves to the task of finding their friend a woman. All three give Andy endless pointers, place him in a speed-dating service, and even offer him a prostitute. However, once Andy lays his eyes on Trish (Catherine Keener), he is charmed. Andy desires to have a relationship with Trish, but a young voluptuous blonde by the name of Beth (Elizabeth Banks), offers him an alternative.
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