‘This Is 40’ Red-Band Featurette: Dealing With Constant Intimacy, And Fondling Megan Fox
Let’s just cut to the chase: there’s a bit in this red-band featurette explainingJudd Apatow’s new filmThis is 40whereLeslie MannfondlesMegan Fox. That happens at about the 2:45 mark. So just go watch that, and then get back to me. I’ll wait.
OK, so this is a good attempt by Apatow, Mann, andPaul Ruddto ground the film and both put it in the context ofKnocked Up(Mann and Rudd reprise their roles from that film) and position the story as a coming of middle-age tale that has something for all of us. In that respect, it does a better job for me than either of thetrailershave in the past. The trailers played up a “this is the story of everyone” angle while depicting something that doesn’t look like the lives of many people at all. This plays more like a means to explain specifically who these characters are rather than making them out to be representations of everyone. And in doing so, the actual broad appeal of the material comes across with more clarity.
Check out the footage below, and note that while there’s some relatively adult sex talk and bad language, it really isn’t all that serious, as red-band materials go.
Germain’s reviewhighlighted the rapid-fire nature of the jokes in the film, and this look at the movie helps create some expectations that conform to his take. In other words, it looks a lot more appealing.Yahoohas the featurette.This is 40also featuresJason Segel, Lena Dunham, Megan Fox, Chris O’Dowd, Melissa McCarthy, Charlyne Yi, Albert Brooks, John LithgowandAnnie Mumolo. It opens on December 21.
