` ` Funny , '' has some funny -- and insightful -- stuff to say about life . Judd Apatow film stars Adam Sandler as ailing cartoonist . Apatow 's most personal ( and also most self-indulgent ) film , `` Funny People , '' shuffles between three competitive Angelino roommates scrambling to grasp a rung on the showbiz ladder It 's main drawback is it 's too long , but it makes up for it , says John Charity .
` ` Funny , '' has some funny -- and insightful -- stuff to say about life . Judd Apatow film stars Adam Sandler as ailing cartoonist . It 's main drawback is it 's too long , but it makes up for it , says John Charity .