Judd Apatow's 'Knocked Up' is the rarest kind of summer movie, a huge
hit that actually deserves to be one. Very funny & very warm, it's
a worthy follow-up to his last summer sleeper 'The 40-year Old Virgin', probably my favorite film of the last few years. As good as Apatow's latest is, I don't quite think it's up to Virgin's level. Seth Rogan's Ben is great but he isn't the original comic creation that Steve Carrol's Andy was. A bigger problem is the weakness of Katherine Hegel's character. It stretches a whole lot of credibility
that this gorgeous E! anchor would sleep with Ben, let alone keep his
child & try to strike up a relationship with him. The film's great
performances & good humor get you over the hump but it would be
nice to have a few more scenes with Hegel & the amazing Leslie Mann to flesh out our leading lady little more fully. Still, a minor compliant against an otherwise terrific movie.
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