Knocked Up
2007. Written and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, and Harold Ramis.
"I wish I liked anything as much as my kids like bubbles."
Knocked Up is funny but, for me, it wasn't the laugh-all-the-way-through funny of The 40 Year Old Virgin. The highs not only aren't as high as Apatow's previous film, but they aren't as consistent either. The odd match itself - the beautiful, successful, fairly mature character played by Heigl and the crude, foul, lazy, immature one played by Seth Rogan - is a pretty hard pill to swallow. Not only does the initial drunken incident seem far fetched but there are so many moments early on where it just seems like Heigl's Allison would walk away and not look back. Some of the humor comes off as mean, like the comments about one of the roommates' increasing facial hair. Now, like I mentioned, it is funny. I laughed. I laughed a good bit. I was just hoping for more. Like Virgin, it is crude and foul-mouthed but has a good overall message (this time: the value of gaining responsibility). I'm glad I watched it, but next time I'm in the mood for Apatow's brand of comedy, I'll simply through Virgin in the dvd player.
My grade: B
"I wish I liked anything as much as my kids like bubbles."
Knocked Up is funny but, for me, it wasn't the laugh-all-the-way-through funny of The 40 Year Old Virgin. The highs not only aren't as high as Apatow's previous film, but they aren't as consistent either. The odd match itself - the beautiful, successful, fairly mature character played by Heigl and the crude, foul, lazy, immature one played by Seth Rogan - is a pretty hard pill to swallow. Not only does the initial drunken incident seem far fetched but there are so many moments early on where it just seems like Heigl's Allison would walk away and not look back. Some of the humor comes off as mean, like the comments about one of the roommates' increasing facial hair. Now, like I mentioned, it is funny. I laughed. I laughed a good bit. I was just hoping for more. Like Virgin, it is crude and foul-mouthed but has a good overall message (this time: the value of gaining responsibility). I'm glad I watched it, but next time I'm in the mood for Apatow's brand of comedy, I'll simply through Virgin in the dvd player.
My grade: B
posted by Keith Allison at 7:23 PM
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