Movie Review: Trainwreck (2015)

I like Judd Apatow. There is something about the films he directs, writes, and/or produces that find a way to hit home. He has a knack for combining the believable with the absurd, the vulgar with the sublime. He crafts relationships (or helps guide their creation) that feel genuine and are entertaining. With his latest directorial effort, he teams with Amy Schumer, the rising star of comedy, whom I know next to nothing about. She wrote the script, he directed the film, and Trainwreck was the result. Frankly, I had no idea what to expect, basically I was just hoping it wouldn't live up to its title.

Critical Capsule: This is 40

I am a fan of Judd Apatow, he makes funny films that have a certain level of intelligence to them. It seems like the vast majority of films that he makes, and a number that come from his relative stable, are funny, real, and touch on actual humanity. He takes real world possibility, injects a dose of absurdist, yet still makes the final movie relatable and laugh out loud funny. They tend to touch on real world issues, deal with them in a serious fashion while making you laugh the whole time.