Though not technically a stand-up special or a documentary, Too Fat for 40 is genuinely Kevin Smith doing what he does best, and why many fans love listening to him, which is basically tell stories. The film, shot at Carnegie Hall, is as he defines a Q&A for audiences to participate, which realistically turns into only one question and answer and he jokingly admits to during the film, of Kevin giving an honest glimpse into himself, his career, and his genuine feelings about his successes and failures. If your a fan of Smith its a good watch since he never comes across as trying to be funny as opposed to just being a good a storyteller.

bitter kevin smith talking shit and avoiding to answer the question straight away. i feel really bad for anyone who asks him something, because then they have to stand there and listen to him go on and on about every single thing that comes to his mind...

Out of all of Kevin Smith's bullshit (of which there is many), thje thing that annoys me the most is the fact that he feigns interest in interactivity with his audience by hosting these faux Q&A type deals where he clearly has predetermined exactly everything he wants to talk about. No matter what the question is, he will link it to what he wants to talk about. Why can't he just call it a spoken word event or a lecture or even fucking stand up at a push?

After the disappointment of Sold Out and Smiths slow move from filmmaker to Podcaster with his head up his own ass, I approached this one with trepidation. Initially it looked like it was going to be Smith doing his "stand up" routine on stage, but then he threw it out to the audience for questions. He then proceedes to spend the next 3 and a bit hours answering the first and only question. Fortunately he is on fine form this time, finding more to talk about this time than screwing his wife or his dogs anus.

Kevin Smith is an entertainer, plain and simple. He isn't a standup comic, but he is a comedian. This special is basically just Smith telling stories and rambling for two hours, with some interesting insights into his work and career. A solid good time.

I don't think I've really enjoyed a Kevin Smith movie since Dogma. I haven't really liked any comics he's written for over a decade as well. However, I still very much enjoy him as a personality, and I like these specials he does (can we really call them Q and As when he takes so long to answer one question?).

I imagine one knows if one likes Kevin Smith before one watches something like this. He doesn't try to be anything other than who he is, and I have to respect him for that. At the same time, he's willing to talk about things like movies that don't perform as well as he'd like and that's refreshing in Hollywood. I think this special starts out a little slow, but by the time he's talking about making Cop Out with Bruce Willis, its moving along quite well. Well worth the time.

Just like with Henry Rollins , I enjoy Kevin Smith doing spoken word more than what he normally does as a job .

Not bad but it was full of stories I had already heard on Smith's podcast.

Though not technically a stand-up special or a documentary, Too Fat for 40 is genuinely Kevin Smith doing what he does best, and why many fans love listening to him, which is basically tell stories. The film, shot at Carnegie Hall, is as he defines a Q&A for audiences to participate, which realistically turns into only one question and answer and he jokingly admits to during the film, of Kevin giving an honest glimpse into himself, his career, and his genuine feelings about his successes and failures. If your a fan of Smith its a good watch since he never comes across as trying to be funny as opposed to just being a good a storyteller.

Not as good as Kevin Smith's other "stand up" work but this one was straight up listen to Kevin talk and tell random stories for 2 hours.