Making a relationship work...

Rating: 6/10 (28 October 2007)

Knocked Up is an interesting film that could involve a very serious subject. What if you became pregnant from someone who does little but smoke, give movie references, has nothing but junk (eg. ninja knives?) and has no real job. Heck, he's even in the country illegally! Would he even read up on pregnancy? Would you be like Allison and give the relationship a shot? Or would you eventually just try to make things work with your family in regards to bringing the baby into this world? I felt like the sentimentality dominated the film more than the issue of time. Even after seeing a heartbeat, the baby growing, the hormones, that Ben didn't try harder until Allison kicked him out.
Ben Stone and his buddies go out for a night on the town. He runs into a successful woman in the entertainment industry who just recently won a promotion. After a drunken, hurried one night stand, she ends up pregnant.
I found Knocked Up to be a little harsh in its views, as Ben threw any integrity out the window for the sake of his blunt and unethical honesty. In the end, everybody seems to do what's right at the last second, only in the face of a crisis mind you, but Knocked Up is a happy ending. I thought Katherine Heigl did an excellent job as Allison, as her character grew more adjusted to Ben and his buddies. Leslie Mann also pulled out a great performance too. Judd Apatow probably has pulled out his best work here to date. Many questions I ask, mainly what was Pete thinking about when him and Ben went to the strip club in Vegas? Would Allison have called Ben if their doctor wasn't available? What was really up with that Pete guy anyway? Lastly, did anybody really think of this as a romance comedy, cause aside from Ben's slacker friends picking up the one who couldn't shave, I couldn't find myself laughing at anything!