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Rating: 7/10 (18 January 2008)

The film title suggested that "Knocked Up" would be full of rude and vulgar language and humor but the movie was more meaningful than I had thought.
I am a fan of Katherine Heigl because of her wonderful performance as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens in the drama series "Grey's Anatomy". That was a reason big enough to watch "Knocked Up". If a star which is on the top of her career and she has decided to make this comedy is worth of watching, I thought.
In "Knocked Up" Alison (Heigl) and Ben (Seth Rogen) end up having sex after meeting at a local bar. The thing would not be anything peculiar but because of their backgrounds and current situation they stood on a very different grounds. Alison is making it big working for E! Entertainment as a host of the show. Instead of having a job Ben spends his days smoking pod and hang out with his as equal roommates. After having sex Alison discovers that she is pregnant with Ben's child. That is a tough thing to bite...
The director/writer Judd Apatow ("40 Year-Old and Virgin") has chosen the subjects what might be very hilarious and funny but Apatow has a message buried deep in. Sometimes when we end up doing things that may have a catastrophic features those might be the just what we are looking for we just don't know it at first. That philosophy applies with the theme of "Knocked Up". The movie had it's moments and it was quite touching and conversational. It might not have been a top-notch comedy but it was sure entertaining. At intervals the movie did got stuck with the rhythm and it felt a bit long. Still I liked the general thought of the movie.