Maybe that’s part of the difference – my expectations weren’t all that high. I was expecting a flawed bu intermittently entertaining movie that I wouldn’t regret seeing, and that’s pretty much what I got.

And I’m glad to see that you’re not giving up on Apatow, because I think there could definitely be a huge anti-Apatow backlash after this. We shouldn’t give up on him though. I think what will probably happen is that he’ll take a couple years off (from directing anyways), and then come back with a “back to basics” movie along the lines of Superbad or 40 year old virgin, and in 20 years Funny People will be the semi-forgotten “for hardcore fans only” Apatow film.

I’m so glad everyone here solicited my predictions on Apatow’s career arc. Thanks!

I think this is the only problem with the success of The Hunt, which is obviously awesome. But now anytime there’s a hyped/popular movie that isn’t clearly The Best Movie Ever, people will start saying, “I honestly think this was one of the worst films ever made. It should go in The Hunt.” Please. This is not the Worst Movie Ever. It was a very flawed but ultimately interesting and moderately funny movie. If you think this is the worst ever, you need to see more movies. There are some really bad ones!