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Tom and I went to see The 40-Year-Old Virgin on Saturday, mostly because we think Steve Carell is hilarious.

I wasn’t expecting much- it seemed like the kind of movie that blows it during the trailer by showing the only truly funny moments in an otherwise dumb flick. I expected that “Uncool is trying to give an honest man a big box o’ PORN, Andy!” was going to be the funniest part.

But I was quite mistaken. This movie is hilarious, front-to-back. By the last scene, Tom and I were laughing so loud and so hard that the people next to us were staring.

A note on a scene they show in the trailer: That chest-waxing was real. You can tell as you watch the movie because you get a better look at Steve Carell’s face and his eyes are all bloodshoot and watery, but you don’t want to believe it. But indeed, he decided to fully commit to the scene and actually get waxed.

I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say that one of the reasons I expected the movie to be bad is that I expected it to be two hours of juvenile mockery of some big dork who can’t get laid. In fact, this was not the case. They joke about that for about 30 seconds, but then the rest of the movie treats the main character, Andy, quite gently and explores how all the pressure from his friends makes him more uptight and withdrawn from social situations. It actually ends up validating Andy’s choices and making fun of the pathetic schemes his friends cook up while they’re trying to get him to have sex.

And then there’s the last scene. I have two words for you:

Dance. Number. OMG. So hilarious. It defies description- just go see the movie.

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