Not what I expected

Rating: 6/10 (11 May 2008)

I went to see this movie in the cinema with a friend of mine and we were the only two people in to see it. The film was made by Judd Apatow, the maker of such films like the 40-Year-Old Virgin and a key member of the Frat pack. I am not a big film of the Frat Pack type comedies but there were good reviews for Knocked Up at the time.
The plot of the film is as the title suggests, a woman getting pregnant after a one night stand. The main character of the film is Allison (Katherine Heigl), a woman working for E! and was given the chance to become a presenter. At the same time Ben (Seth Rogen) is a lazy, unemployed young man who lived with his friends and was working on a website that tells people when a nude scene was in a movie. Allison and her sister decide to celebrate her promotion by going for the night and in a bar Allison meets Ben. The two of them get drunk and go back the Allison's. Whilst getting ready for the act of love Ben struggles to put protection on. Allison tell him to hurry up and he misunderstands and goes on unprotected. The obvious result was that she gets pregnant and the film focuses on Allison and Ben's relationship afterwards.
The film was advised as a comedy in the mould of Frat Pack comedy. However this film did not have the slapstick or silliness you would expect from those sort of films and Knocked Up was must more serious movie. I put it down to the subject matter that the film matter. There were issues of relationships and parenthood in this movie. There was also a sub-plot between Allison's sister Debbie (Leslie Mann) and her relationship with her husband. There was also the issue about Ben having to grow up and face his responsibilities. The film did make me smile and chuckle, but was belly arching laugher. It was an okay movie, but nothing special. Okay to watch if it was on TV.