A funny film based primarily on poignant conversations (no sex)

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2007)

I went and saw this film with my girlfriend and we both laughed out loud at various moments. It's the writing that makes this film as funny as it is. Apatow has a real knack for understanding the trials and tribulations couples go through and brings it out of his characters. This film is not really a sex comedy. You'd think in a sex comedy there would be "sex" but Apatow includes little or no sex at all in this film. The one moment of sex between the two main characters and we see them essentially clothed. I'm sorry but if I were drunk, the clothes would come off no matter WHAT! Apatow is clever because he makes this film an R rated film primarily due to the use of the ubiquitous F word which is uttered in almost every scene. One would assume that a sex comedy would actually have as much sex as it would language. But not here. And I'm somewhat irked by that to tell you the truth. I like having sex and I like watching sex on screen. In a sex comedy I want there to be SEX! But Apatow won't have it mainly because Heigl refused to go nude at any point in the film. Here's this blond knockout of an actress with gorgeous tits and she won't show them. Now that's tragic for a sex comedy! There was more nudity in American Pie (and we got to see the tits of Shannon Elizabeth!!)In the end, this film is cute and consists of poignant conversations about the difficulties of marriage and the challenges monogomy poses to any couple. A few weak spots: - How is it that Seth Rogen suddenly becomes hired at a Web company?? Never really explained or hinted at since previously he's hanging around nothing but stones who have no skill sets imaginable other than smoking pot.

Heigl is in LA and hosting E Network. Don't tell me she wouldn't have considered having an abortion!! The fact that Apatow doesn't once force Heigl's character to seriously consider having one was not realistic at all! Not while living and working in plastic Los Angeles! - When drunk, the clothes come off! I don't believe this BS about women who will keep their brazier on while having sex. Plenty of pretty, blond Hollywood actresses that would have shown their T-ts who could have replaced Heigl in a heartbeat.

Finally, I actually do not believe it to be credible that both characters would choose to remain together at the end of this film. Not in plastic LA. The real ending of this story would have been Heigl getting an abortion and that's it. But then you wouldn't have Apatow's movie which did have some good laughs in it.