Feel Good Fun......

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2007)

I went to see an advanced screening of 'Knocked Up' about a week before it opened across all of the cinemas. I must say that I was quite impressed with the film overall. WIth my new system of rating movies, I wish to rate this movie:
Plot: 8/10 = Pregnancy is not a topic that is frequently featured in films in this day and age, either as the main plot device or just in a sub story, and I was impressed to see that such a subjective and life changing subject was present on the screen. The scenario of that fateful night between Ben (Seth Rogen) and that chick from 'Gray's Anatomy' (sorry I forgot her name :P) was very well written and should be commended.
Acting: 9/10 = I rate this element very highly. All of the characters contributed greatly and the acting did not flounder once throughout the entire movie.
Dialogue: 10/10 = Pure genius. Whoever came up with the lines is a pure genius. The script flowed surprisingly well with the plot. The pop culture references in addition to various perks, including Paul Rudd's hilarious facial expression of Robert De Niro was totally classy.
Cinematography: 7 = Not bad. The main settings were just the houses that they lived in, but it showed the varying lifestyles of the two main characters.
Soundtrack: 7 = I enjoyed most of the songs during the film. Although it would have been nice to have a very loud track during the labour scene :(
Mean Score - 8.2 Overall Rating: 8/10
An impressive movie which exceeded my expectations. It is definitely worth a look. My girlfriend and I were in hysterics.