Funny People (2009)

George Simmons -- mega-famous comic actor -- finds out he's sick and hires a fledgling stand-up Ira to serve as his assistant. With Ira's encouragement, George reconnects with his family, shares his diagnosis with friends from whom he'd grown distant, and even rekindles a relationship with "the one who got away."

Basically, it's not what I thought it was going to be: it's got depth. I think it's probably a somewhat honest peek at how easy it is to become isolated in one's own fame and to stop developing as a human once everyone's eager to get on your good side. The runtime is bloated, though.

B+