A great comedy, and drama.

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2007)

Stars: Seth Rogen, Kathryn Heigl, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Allen Tudyc, Harold Ramis. Cameos by Ryan Seacrest, Steve Carell, Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba.
I really enjoyed "The 40 Year Old Virgin", and I figured I would enjoy this. While I really did enjoy this, I liked it in a different way. It's actually easier to relate to this situation and (some of) these characters than the ones in writer/director Judd Appatow's last film. The plot of this is pretty simple. After a night of partying and drinking, strangers Ben Stone (Rogen) and Allison Scott (Heigl) have sex, she gets pregnant. Allison is a hard worker and Ben doesn't work and is interested only in smoking pot with his friends and watching films where women undress. "Knocked Up" managed to have some really hilarious comedy, and the next moment it seamlessly went to drama that was actually sad. The only problem I had with this was it occasionally went too much into comedy and too often relied on Ben's friends for cheap laughs, but usually it was fine and hilarious. It was written very well, and often very realistically too. I highly recommend you see it!
My rating: *** 1/2 out of ****. Rated R for Strong Language, Drug Use, and Sex/Nudity. 123 mins.