The 40-Year-Old Virgin

The 40-Year-Old Virgin. 2005 Universal Pictures.
Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Jane Lynch, Elizabeth Banks
Director: Judd Apatow
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Evidentally, there was a void in the film world prior to 2005, and it was a movie about a forty year old virgin. Well, someone had to fill the gap, and it's a good one.

Andy Stitzer (Carell) lives alone in an apartment, and he is a somewhat stereotypical nerd that's highly erotic, and he loves action figures and playing video games. His social life is almost exclusively watching Survivor with his elderly neighbors. He also works at an electronics store called SmartTech with coworkers like David (Rudd) who can't get over an old girlfriend named Amy; Cal (Rogen) an aspiring and stoned novelist, and the self styled ladies' man Jay (Malco). Taking part in a poker game one night after another friend can't make it, Andy proves to be a decent player, but when the conversation turns to past sexual exploits, he finds himself goaded into admitted that he's a virgin, and the other guys vow to help him pop his cherry. Reluctant at first, Andy agrees, only after a heart-to-heart with David.

After several failed attempts, Andy meets Trish Piedmont (Keener), and they hit it off, with the only real issue being Andy trying hard to conceal his virginity. Regardless, his confidence rises, and he starts performing really well at work, and he has a goal to open his own electronics store. Meanwhile, Jay and David have their own problems with love and sex: David has a run-in with Amy at a speed dating service, which crushes him to the point that he takes a vow of celibacy, citing Andy as an inspiration. Meanwhile, Jay breaks up with Jill, but they get back together when she discovers that she's pregnant.

Recommended movie.