Five years after Knocked Up, writer/director Judd Apatow takes the supporting players from that movie-Paul Rudd and Apatow's wife Leslie Mann-and makes them the stars of this one. As they both reach the title age, they find themselves having lots of problems whether financial, sexual, or familial what with Rudd's needy father Albert Brooks or Ms. Mann's distant dad John Lithgow to deal with as well as their daughters played by Apatow and Mann's real-life offspring Maude and Iris Apatow. They all provide some funny yet dramatic conflict that makes this movie quite a chore for anyone just wanting a good time but also make one recognize their own real-life problems when watching and not minding it much. Also, Megan Fox, Jason Segel, and Melissa McCarthy provide their own charms especially the latter when going off on Rudd and Mann in the principal's office. Really, all I'll say is while I admit to feeling a little uncomfortable when the more realistic moments come, overall, This Is 40 is worth the trip if you want something more than escapism.