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Knocked Up [2007]
from Universal Pictures Video
starring Katherine Heigl, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Paul Rudd
directed by Judd Apatow

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

In a year that otherwise struggled to deliver where comedies were concerned, Knocked Up proved to be a very welcome treasure trove of laughs. It's from Judd Apatow, the man behind The 40 Year Old Virgin and the excellent TV show Freaks and Geeks, and sits easily as an equal to both. It's also a long-awaited showcase for the talents of Seth Rogen, who proves with some conviction that he can headline a movie.

The premise of Knocked Up is simple. Seth Rogen and Kathryn Heigl share, for differing reasons, a one-night stand, and several weeks later, the latter discovers she's pregnant. Given that Rogen's character has been jobless for years, and that Heigl is trying to build a TV career, the two don't prove to be a logical match, yet as the pregnancy progresses, they try valiantly to get to know one another.

The narrative itself is quite straightforward, but it's the execution and characters that lift it significantly. Apatow knows how to direct comedy, and with a script peppered with plenty of guffaw-out-loud moments and situations, he wrings very hearty laughs from the material. Plus, while its Rogen and Heigl who power the film, the supporting cast is simply superb, particularly the collection of people that Rogen's character surrounds himself with.

It's perhaps guilty of running ten minutes too long, and there's little to surprise in the story itself, yet Knocked Up is nonetheless a terrific, earthy and grounded comedy, with so much to enjoy. It's hard to single out individual moments, and instead it simply seems more appropriate to declare Knocked Up as one of the best, and most rewatchable, comedies of the last few years. Don't miss it.--Simon Brew

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Good stuff.
  Comedy about a young high-flying career woman getting pregnant after a drunken one-night stand and the consequences of this for her and the father, who just happens to be an unemployed recreational drug user whose hobbies include creating smut websites. A likeable comedy that explores many life issues and has engaging leads in the form of Katherine Heigl (who I have loved since her days in the teen sci-fi series Roswell) and Seth Rogen as the mismatched couple dealing with the unexpected pregnancy. Good... more info

• rubbish
  this gets 2 cause ive given alot of 1 star reviews recently,this wasent terrible but its boring and the performances are bland

• Romantic, funny and different
  Everyone has seen a movie at least once in their life with a similar premise to this little gem. Girl meets guy, girl gets pregnant and guy isn't exactly the best candidate to be a father.
  From the creator of The 40 Year Old Virgin, this puts an interesting spin on the age old comedy situation of unwanted pregnancy.
  Alison, a pretty and smart tv journalist for E! goes clubbing to celebrate a promotion at work and meets Ben, an unemployed ever so slightly chubby twenty-something Canadian who spends... more info

• rubbish
  this is proberly one of the worst movies ive seen...I gave up after about 45 minutes...i really didnt find anything funny, and there was alot of unnessasary swearing....

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