spoiler sex huh . it one of the most basic part of human life . yet and do we ever take it too seriously . people always want more and even those who get it on a daily basis and and if you be unlucky and there be potential life change ( create ) consequence . ironically people claim we be all start to have sex at a young and young age ( despite victorian get marry and have child in their early teen ) and so it must be increasingly difficult for those who get to a point a virgin . in steve carell first big screen lead and he play a man who have get to 40 without manage it . treat u to countless lude and extreme sex related incident and not to mention more profanity than an episode of eurotrash and the general plot of the film and it principle doesn not sound funny . it a pleasant surprise therefore that for all the inappropriate and fail joke and there be an incredibly large number of one which hit the mark and leave the audience in hysteric . andy stitzer ( carell ) be a nice guy with a good job and a pleasant temperament . at the same time though and he blatantly take life too seriously and after be invite to a poker game a a necessary fifth member and andy friend discover his secret . at the age of 40 and andy be still a virgin . now and for multiple reason and but mostly pity and the three men ( paul rudd and seth rogen and romany malco ) all offer andy advice with one goal in mind . to put him out of his misery and get him laid . one of the few good thing about anchorman and it be only go to be a matter of time before steve carell get himself a lead of his own . impressively and in the 40 year old virgin he doesn not disappoint . show the hopeless and shy virgin to perfection and carell be a revelation a he gradually grow increasingly confident a the advice begin to help . carell be not alone however in his performance . rudd and rogen and malco and catherine keener a the love interest be all superb . rudd be a personal favourite a the love sick david who fall apart at multiple time and share the fine scene with rogen a the two argue over homosexuality . the big surprise about this film be not the way that so many of the joke hit the mark and but actually the clever way that it flip the message on it head . obviously design for conservative america and the film entire tone evolve from a simple story of sexual conquest into one of safe sex and abstinence . the virgin doesn not need sex to make his life complete and he just need confidence and true love . a worthy message to preach and and a considerable improvement on the one you expect to see at the beginning of the film . it weird to see a crude comedy which be consistently funny and well acted and but low and behold and 40 year old virgin be just that . throw in a well meaning message too and youre well on the way to a top class comedy . a surprising joy .