Overpraised, overlong, and over-the-top

Rating: 2/10 (9 June 2007)

The critical overreaction to this movie has me flummoxed. I just don't get what all the fuss is about. I got, tops, three big laughs out of it. It goes on forever, has long stretches of dialogue that had me screaming "CUT!", and sticks us with some of the most strident characters I've seen in a long time. (For more than two hours, no less.) They do virtually nothing else but bicker, bitch and moan about what tough lives they have. Woe is me! I'd love a huge house in L.A. and a Lexus, or to lay around getting stoned all day, or have a great job with E!. Give me a break. At least 40 Year Old Virgin had believable characters you cared about. I couldn't give one fat turd for anyone in this movie, and I didn't believe any of the relationships anyway. One episode of "A Baby's Story" on TLC has more laughs than "Knocked Up".