The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – Crazy, Stupid, Love.

As a huge fan of The Office—even when some uppity friends chided me for accepting the American version when the English original was obviously much better—I’ve seen every film Emmy-winner Steve Carell made while on summer hiatus from the hit NBC comedy. If I had not seen each of these, I may have enjoyed Carell’s latest even more. But I have seen those movies—and just about every Daily Show skit Carell made a decade ago— in some cases several times, and it is clear that a pinch of Dan in Real Life, a shot of Date Night and a long, stiff pour of The 40-Year-Old Virgin makes for the comedic cocktail that is Crazy, Stupid, Love. Read more…