The F-word Average Just Skyrocketed

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2007)

I am gonna have a baby and it is yours. One of the most frequent girl-to-guy sentences after which we see all kinds of interesting reactions in the movies.
In Fools Rush In, Matthew Perry's character almost chokes on glass of water. In Friends, Ross Geller stays motionless and speechless for about two minutes. And in Nine Months Hugh Grant's character freaks out like no one has ever freaked out before.
Knocked Up tells a story of a different reaction. A one-night stand of a TV reporter and a less-than-careless guy who says the F-word more often than he says "thank you" turns this movie into anything but predictable flick.
A male viewer who has kids will probably want to grab a shotgun and kill the insensitive male who can't seem to help himself cursing in every dialog that involves the issue of responsibility. And a guy who wants to settle down and have babies will feel the urge to pull Katherine Heigl's character from the screen and propose to her. And you as a viewer ask yourself: Why is she losing her time with him, when she can find a normal guy who would want her with the baby? And what kind of a woman would fight to save the relationship like that? The movie serves the answer in small batches, one after another. I just wish it would involve less "f*ck" and more, let's say, "damn".