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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanBuoyantly clever and amusing.
- 90Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyVirgin is astoundingly astute but also wondrously clever, written with more care and joy than any hundred comedies to come out of Hollywood in years.
- 90L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasIt's an unconscionably funny sex farce that, by its end, turns into a tender and honest romance, an acute portrait of loneliness and, believe it or not, a musical. This is a movie Blake Edwards might have made.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliRude, raunchy, uproarious, yet with elements that are surprisingly sweet.
- 80The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinFunny and realistically romantic, but almost never at the same time.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversSteve Carell, best known as a team player on "The Daily Show," "The Office" and such movies as "Anchorman," earns top-banana status as Andy. He is flat-out hilarious.
- 70Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe Virgin script occasionally resets a gold standard for refined crudery.
- 60VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryCrude, sophomorically homophobic but frequently funny, pic also overstays its welcome a bit and indulges in some juvenile excesses. All told, though, The 40 Year Old Virgin delivers enough belly laughs.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSticking to one joke in an unconscionably long film makes for a very stale, witless and repetitive comedy.
- 50TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelFunny in its deplorable way.