Extremely funny and also greatly touching

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2009)

I saw The 40-Year Old Virgin, and when I saw Seth Rogen, I thought he was funny, but did not see him as one of the funniest people out there. Now, Knocked Up came around, and I saw just how funny Rogen is. Here he plays slacker Ben, who has a one-night stand with innocent hard worker Allison (Katherine Heigl). Soon, Allison figures out she's pregnant. Ben has to then unexpectedly step in and take charge knowing he is soon going to be a father. Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd generate a ton of laughs as couple Debbie and Pete. They are Allison's sister and her husband. Both Allison & Ben, and Debbie & Pete generate some very funny and also sweet moments as they struggle through couple hood. People like Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Mike Starr, and Charlyne Yi are hilarious as Ben's slacker friends. It's great to see a raunchy comedy that's not aggressive but indeed very sweet. This really is a great film, mixing very funny jokes and touching drama to make a film that could of been a complete failure, and instead is a very sweet and extremely funny film.