The 40 Year Old Virgin is a comedy film release in 2005. The story Andy Stitzer (Carell), a 40 year-old mild mannered man who leads a somewhat lonely and boring life working in an electronics store. After it is revealed to his co-workers that he is still a virgin they decide to help Andy find a woman to sleep with. The film received positive reviews from reputable critics, including Robert Ebert and Richard Roeper who gave it two thumbs up.

Just walked out of an early show of Spike Jonze’s beautifully dark, touching film Where the Wild Things Are. It was very good. Put simply, I found it to be a thoughtful, artful and moving look into the concept of family, and what it means to be a part of one. At the heart of the film is Max Records, age 12, a new face to the silver screen, and just the kind of face that Jonze needed to bring the emotional weight of this world to life. His performance is splendid, bringing the audience in close on his journey as Max and keeping us among his best friends for each of the film’s 94-minutes. [...]