With a title like "Knocked-Up", how could you expect anything less than a movie that would push the envelope in all realms of ethics and morals? One of the biggest reasons I wanted to see "Knocked-Up" was because of the actors in the movie. The cast consisted mainly of actors that had been in the movie "40-Year-Old-Virgin", a movie I found utterly hilarious! I thought the actors in "40-Year-Old-Virgin" nailed their parts perfectly, and I was thrilled to see them together in another film.

"Knocked-Up was written and directed by Judd Apatow, the same writer/director from "40-Year-Old-Virgin". The movie stars Seth Rogen ("40-Year-Old-Virgin", "Shrek the Third-Voice of Ship Captain", "Anchorman") as the 'Man-Boobed' Ben Stone; Paul Rudd ("40-Year-Old-Virgin", "Reno 911!:Miami", "Anchorman") as Pete, the soon to be uncle and brother in law of Alison Scott; Leslie Mann, ("40-Year-Old-Virgin", "Big Daddy", "George of the Jungle") as Debbie, the soon to be aunt and sister of Alison Scott; and Katherine Heigl, ("Bride of Chuckie", "The Ringer") as Alison Scott, the mommy to be.

Basically, the movie is about an unlikely pair who meet at a club, consume way too much alcohol and have a one night stand resulting in being "Knocked-Up". Ben Stone is a pot-head loser type, with a heart of gold who lives with a house full of other pot-head losers with hearts of gold. Alison Stone is an up-and-coming reporter for "E!", who lives with her sister and her sisters husband and two children. The movie doesn't just focus on Ben and Alison. It also cleverly shows how even a couple who have been married for ten years and have two children (Debbie and Pete) go through problems and difficulties even being married and in a stable relationship, that they must overcome.

The movie chronicles how the couple copes with getting to know each other, and trying to do what is right for their unborn child. Some reviews I'm reading are pointing out the fact that the movie seems to support having a child out of wedlock. I disagree. To me the movie is more realistic and shows two people who made a mistake that will be with them for the rest of their lives, trying to do the best they can with the situation. I actually thought the fact that Alison and Ben did not get married gave the movie a much more realistic, responsible outcome. They were already faced with parenting a child together and I found it refreshing to see a movie that didn't also force marriage on the situation.

There is a lot of crude humor in Knocked-Up. If you are easily offended by "F-Bombs", I highly advise you not to see this movie! When this comes out on video, I plan to watch it and count how many times the "F-Bomb" is dropped. I believe it's used in practically every sentence in the script! A few times it got kind of old hearing 'F-this' and 'F-that', but for the most part that word fit the circumstances.

There are a few visually explicit scenes (a hoo-haw shot of childbirth...in other words, a vaginal shot with the baby's head crowning). This movie is definitely not for the conservative type person, and definitely not for children!

I didn't think the movie was slow or lagging. The plot was realistic and believable. The actors again nailed their parts perfectly. I thought everyone in the movie did excellent! I will absolutely add this movie to my video collection when it's released!

Recommended:
Yes

Video Occasion: Good Date Movie
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age