A smart cocktail of fun and ethics

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2007)

Judd Apatow, producer turned director, who wrote and directed Knocked Up scores a double coup in crafting one of the funniest films ever wrapped around a cocktail of chubby guy meets goddess, laced with everyday ethics. Against all the odds ever dreamt up by Ben's (Seth Rogen) band of failing, but tripped out internet wannabees he ends up in the sack with Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl), the hot media chick celebrating her promotion to a front of camera role.
The script stays sharply smart throughout the film backed up with superb contributions from Alison's acid tongued, over the clubbing-hill sister, a mother of two cutie pie kids, Debbie (Leslie Mann) is still trying to blag her way into LA night spots whilst fretting that her cool, music promoter husband Pete (Paul Rudd) is having an affair. An end-to-end tonic of a movie that'll entertain all and any filmgoers with expectations beyond teenage pap.