"Pregnant... with emotion?"
"Pregnant with a baby."
It's one night... what could happen? That is the question successful TV correspondence, Alison (Heigl), asks after receiving a promotion at work. She celebrates by an evening of drinking, and hooks up with slacker Ben (Rogen). Realizing, the next morning, they have nothing in common, the relationship ends.
But Alison learns she is pregnant. When she tells Ben, they have the conversation above. Neither knows what to do, so they turn to the people in their lives for advice. Ben turns to the stoners in his life: his father (Harold Ramis), who encourages fatherhood, and his roommates: Jonah (Hill), Jason (Segel), Jay (Baruchel), and Martin (Starr) who give conflicting advice. Alison turns to her family: her mother (Joanna Kerns) encourages abortion, while her sister Debbie (Mann) embraces the idea of a niece.
With the minimal opposition, they decide to move forward with the pregnancy and attempt a relationship. Debbie's family make an effort to bond with Ben. He plays with her daughters Charlotte (Iris Apatow) and Sadie (Maude Apatow), and finds a kindred spirit in Debbie's husband Pete (Rudd). Meanwhile, Alison tries to hide her condition from her coworkers and friends, while looking for someone to deliver the baby and trying to coexist with Ben.
I should start by saying I watched this on TV, so the language and such was minimal. Much better than I thought it would be. I can understand why many women were offended by the film, and Katherine Heigl comments about the the way the women are portrayed in contrast to the loveable manner of the men. While the film casts a better light on the male characters, you don't dislike the female characters...
The characters are entertaining and abrubt / awkward, but still have heart. I'm still not an Apatow fan, but I can respect the heart he is willing to show in the midst of the raunch... and hopeful / positive outcomes.
Knocked Up (2007) 129 minutes
Rating: R for sexual content, drug use and language.
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Seth Rogen as Ben Stone
Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott
Paul Rudd as Pete
Leslie Mann as Debbie
Jason Segel as Jason
Jay Baruchel as Jay
Jonah Hill as Jonah
Martin Starr as Martin
But Alison learns she is pregnant. When she tells Ben, they have the conversation above. Neither knows what to do, so they turn to the people in their lives for advice. Ben turns to the stoners in his life: his father (Harold Ramis), who encourages fatherhood, and his roommates: Jonah (Hill), Jason (Segel), Jay (Baruchel), and Martin (Starr) who give conflicting advice. Alison turns to her family: her mother (Joanna Kerns) encourages abortion, while her sister Debbie (Mann) embraces the idea of a niece.
With the minimal opposition, they decide to move forward with the pregnancy and attempt a relationship. Debbie's family make an effort to bond with Ben. He plays with her daughters Charlotte (Iris Apatow) and Sadie (Maude Apatow), and finds a kindred spirit in Debbie's husband Pete (Rudd). Meanwhile, Alison tries to hide her condition from her coworkers and friends, while looking for someone to deliver the baby and trying to coexist with Ben.
I should start by saying I watched this on TV, so the language and such was minimal. Much better than I thought it would be. I can understand why many women were offended by the film, and Katherine Heigl comments about the the way the women are portrayed in contrast to the loveable manner of the men. While the film casts a better light on the male characters, you don't dislike the female characters...
The characters are entertaining and abrubt / awkward, but still have heart. I'm still not an Apatow fan, but I can respect the heart he is willing to show in the midst of the raunch... and hopeful / positive outcomes.
Knocked Up (2007) 129 minutes
Rating: R for sexual content, drug use and language.
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Seth Rogen as Ben Stone
Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott
Paul Rudd as Pete
Leslie Mann as Debbie
Jason Segel as Jason
Jay Baruchel as Jay
Jonah Hill as Jonah
Martin Starr as Martin
Just for a change i found this film quite humorous for a US production and I would suggest that others may like this as well. Its a pretty whacky film and enjoyable
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