Laughing Riot

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2007)

Running Riot. That's the term in Unreal Tournament used to describe when a player is on a roll and killing everything in sight. If I had to describe Knocked Up in one phrase, it'd be Running Riot.
Knocked Up is a nonstop rampage. It's such a barrage of laughter that at times you might forget that the scene is suppose to be serious.
The movie has its share of crude moments, which will definitely define the movie for some people. For example, it's cruder than Judd Apatow's last film, 40 Year Old Virgin. Personally I'm a fan of such humor, but I know there will be some shocked moviegoers because the trailers don't prepare you. If you aren't a fan of the crude, don't be deterred by those who will pen this as just a series of sex jokes. It's more than that and you won't be sorry for taking my advice.
I don't exaggerate when I say I couldn't stop laughing for the majority of the movie. Serious moments almost became like timeouts where I could dry my eyes from laughing so hard.
The cast is almost like an ensemble cast with the focus being on Rogan and Heigl. The supporting cast features a vast array of memorable characters similar to the formula in The Office. Speaking of The Office and SNL fans: expect to see many familiar faces.
I think the average viewer may not laugh as much as I did. Admittedly I'm an easy laugher but at the same times I think there were a lot of pop culture jokes in Knocked Up and some people just didn't get them. There was a hilarious scene involving fantasy baseball that absolutely no one in theater except myself laughed at. Then there was a genius joke about Everybody Loves Raymond that again no one laughed at except a few people.
If you enjoyed 40 Year Old Virgin, there's no doubt you'll die laughing in this movie. If you are really offended by sex and toilet jokes, I feel sorry for you because you'll be missing out on an excellent movie that offers much more than those forms of humor. Or at least I think it did. I was too drunk on laughter.
Just go watch it. Get Knocked Up.