Knocked Up Follows New Comedies Superbly!

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2007)

Knocked Up is very much like it's predecessors 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchor Man, it is a new comedy with a unique style in sense of humor and plot development. A very important part of this movie being satisfying and above all VERY funny, is that it is not your classic "girl gets hit in the face" "rob Schneider falls everywhere" "Eddie Murphy gets put in bad situation" etc, it's NEW and it's unique in it's style. While being such a clever comedy with numerous pop culture references and intelligent humor, Knocked Up also boasts a fantastic storyline and pacing, with GOOD actors. Each and every character in Knocked Up is very believable, some of the best acting I have seen this year for sure.
Not to mention, the soundtrack is clean as well. The vast amount of stoner humor is definitely a plus all in it's own just because if you smoke weed, you will automatically extremely relate to Ben's roommates in the movie. The settings and costumes are very realistic and nice to the eyes as well. The clothing and styles of the characters definitely caught my attention as being very thought out and smooth. But, my favorite theme of this movie was probably the fact that the "hero" of the story, Ben, is not your typical good-looking, I-can-handle-anything persona, he is just like you and I: a complete underdog and a complete nerd.
Cheers for Knocked Up breaking the slapstick comedy trend that has plagued modern cinema. I hope to see more movies from this wonderful director. This is a very realistic movie which I think made it so appealing to me, I feel like I have met many of the characters in real life - thats how good they are! GO see this NOW! If you smoke weed, I suggest blazing beforehand. NOW GO!