Film review: Knocked Up

Knocked Up @ IMDB

A little late with the review. I like to keep things topical round here.

Never seen The 40 Year Old Virgin so can't comment on that. But this film comes from the same creators as that rather successful film.

Here we have a slack jawed slacker and a high flying career woman meeting in a bar, getting drunk, getting it on, getting pregnant.

This continues the trend of man-rom-coms (sneaking a romantic comedy under the radar by disguising it in the garb of an Animal House style comedy) and does it really well. I laughed, I was touched, I laughed again. Everyone in the cast is great, the characters draw you in, the jokes keep ticking along. Sure, it isn't perfect. You get a few gaps in the story, a few character issues aren't resolved as well as they could have been but it gets the job done.

Funny?

Tick.

Nicely warm hearted?

Tick.

Best Robert De Niro impression ever in the history of ever?

Tick like a mofo.

This film gets a bendy sword to reflect the sharp wit and slack natured heart of the film.