***1/2 Stars
Judd Apatow became a hit writer after The Forty Year Old Virgin, one of the funniest films of 2005. Now two years later, with Knocked Up, he has proven to be more than just a one liner king. This has just as much laughs as Virgin, and also brings back why Rated R comedies can offer more than just vulgar gags. This film is as sweet as apple pie.
Allison Scott (Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming entertainment journalist whose 24-year-old life is on the fast track. But it gets seriously derailed when a drunken one-nighter with slacker Ben Stone (the brilliant Seth Rogen) results in an unwanted pregnancy. Faced with the prospect of going it alone or getting to know the baby's father, Allison decides to give the lovable doof a chance.
The film has a lively supporting cast, including Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, who give relationship advice to Allison and Ben when their own marriage is falling apart. With some hilarious one-liners and perfect source material, Knocked Up brings back what's been missing in comedy: a script, and not money.
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