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CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
In a summer set for domination by inflated franchise movies in exhausting (and often exhausted) mega-mode, "Knocked Up" is a designated sleeper, the little movie that could -- and should -- clean up.
For once, critics and moviegoers are likely to be ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Clinton)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
At a club, Ben meets Alison (Katherine Heigl), an attractive blonde who is way out of his dating league but has been celebrating her new job as a reporter on the E! Channel and is so drunk that she finds herself agreeing to a one-night stand. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Chart Magazine
A couple of years ago, Judd Apatow revived the intelligent lowbrow comedy. The genre was basically destroyed in Hollywood by the Farrelly brothers, who made one blockbuster (that wasn't even very funny) and then attempted to make the same film nine more ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Chart Magazine
Film Journal International (Wendy R. Weinstein)
Knocked Up arrives just in time for summer, when everyone needs a good R-rated romantic comedy, except perhaps the kids, who would enjoy it if they could get in. The two children in the film, Iris and Maude Apatow (the director's daughters) steal all ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Film Journal International (Wendy R. Weinstein)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Entertainment TV production assistant Allison Scott (Katherine Heigl) gets a big break when asked to be an onscreen personality. She and her sister hit the town to celebrate her new job and she meets ambition-deprived Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) at a local ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Time Out
SXSW REVIEW: 'Knocked Up' is the biggest film screening at this year's SXSW festival, and it also happens to be by far the funniest. Written and directed by Judd Apatow, the man responsible for breakout hit 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' in 2005, the film, as ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Time Out
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
It may be a bit, um, premature to say so, but Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” strikes me as an instant classic, a comedy that captures the sexual confusion and moral ambivalence of our moment without straining, pandering or preaching. Like “The ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
First with the Steve Carell showcase, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," and now in the self-explanatory "Knocked Up," writer/director Judd Apatow is racking up a solid string of adult-themed comedies that don't insult your intelligence. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
It's common knowledge that Hollywood is a very competitive industry. Everyone wants in; people troll the streets of Los Angeles with their screenplays in hand; thousands upon thousands of film students across the country compete for a precious few paying ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Time Out New York (Melissa Anderson)
A big, fat, gooey smile fixes itself to your face early on in Knocked Up, an impossibly sweet and unerringly sympathetic comedy of misfortune. As writer-director Judd Apatow’s follow-up to The 40 Year-Old Virgin, the movie also has the good sense to be ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Time Out New York (Melissa Anderson)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Over two hours is far too long for a comedy. But everything else about this film works perfectly. Not only is it hysterically funny, but it's refreshing to see a movie about adults that's not dumbed down for kids.
Ben (Rogen) is a 23-year-old slacker ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Rarely ever nowadays do I get excited about a theatrical, Hollywood comedy. They are often predictable, poorly written, and unfunny beyond belief. But every once in a while, one manages to not only be engaging and smart but also (wow!) funny too! Knocked ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
MovieWeb (Aaron Steven)
eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
Before "The 40 Year Old Virgin", Judd Apatow was probably best known as the creator of two TV series much-beloved by those who saw them ("Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared"). These were not envelope-pushing shows, in fact leaning far more toward the ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
As he demonstrated with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” writer-director Judd Apatow has a unique ability to make sordid subject matter come off sweetly. In his hands, “Knocked Up,” a movie that deals with unprotected sex, rampant drug use, marital ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Considering that the world of cinematic humor is in such a parlous state at the moment that the average film can barely scrounge up enough wit to fill a two-minute trailer, let alone a feature-length running time, it seems positively churlish to actually ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
Thanks, Mr. Apatow, for (once again) proving that "R Rated Comedy" is not the exclusive domain of the base, the callous and the insipid. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
Empire Magazine [UK]
MovieWeb (Timothy M. Bruderek)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
If anyone wants to start a Judd Apatow cult, hand me a hooded robe and give me a fat, smiling, golden Apatow idol to worship. I'm in. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
FilmJudge (David Mercier)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
disappointment the minute I heard it was in development. The expectations were unfair, but the comedic pairing (and word that Paul Rudd was in the mix too) had the film on a pedestal position too perfect for any film to live up to. Going into the ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
eFilmCritic.com (Greg Ursic)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Movies for Guys
Judd Apatow returns to the directors chair to follow-up his surprise hit from 2005, the 40 year old virgin, with another solid film from his genre. I say his genre because in my estimation he is the 'John Hughes' of the 2000's and we all know Hughes ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Movies for Guys
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
With The 40 Year Old Virgin and now Knocked Up, writer/director Judd Apatow has found a unique niche for himself in combining the off-color humor of a gross-out comedy with the trappings of a romantic comedy and somehow making the blend work seamlessly ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Some of the most successful comedies of recent years have struck a balance between raunchy gags for men and relationship humor for women. One of the best of this two-headed species was 2005's "The 40 Year Old Virgin." Judd Apatow, the co-writer and ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
Dirty talk and sweet nothings flirt mightily in "Knocked Up."
And the duet of raunch and sentimentality works almost flawlessly with "Grey's Anatomy" stunner Katherine Heigl and up-to-now supporting-player goof Seth Rogen in the ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
Knocked Up is the master of the aside. For those of you who have never heard the term an “aside” is a short off topic comment (meant as a joke of course). In the aside style method there is no traditional comic setup, it’s not the Wedding Crashers ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
The Baltimore Sun
Judd Apatow is the best friend the schlubs of the world have ever had, for in the world he's created onscreen, they always get the girl. And not just any girl, but the most beautiful girl. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Baltimore Sun
The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
The Hollywood Reporter
Sex is still funny in "Knocked Up," Judd Apatow's follow-up to "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" that plows the same fields -- balancing outrageousness with sentiment, pairing men-children with mature women -- without feeling at all like a retread. Although ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
MovieMaze.de (Daniel Licha)
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Film School Rejects ("El Bicho")
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
She's soft and round in all the right places.
He's soft and round in all the wrong places, and as furry as Robin Williams to boot.
She's the kind of woman guys like him end up with only on TV sitcoms. He's the kind of guy women avoid making eye ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
With the lowest form of body-parts frat-house humor balanced against an unlikely emotional tie due to an unplanned pregnancy, writer-director Judd Apatow puts out a way long attraction-of-opposites romantic comedy that tests more positive than otherwise, ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up, from his own screenplay, has become the critical sensation, movie newsmaker and cocktail-party conversation piece of the season, and you should see it by all means if you wish to remain au courant, and if for no other ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
You know what? I'm not quite ready to jump on the Judd Apatow bandwagon after all. The two flicks he's written and directed so far (The 40 Year Old Virgin was the first one) are pretty damn funny, but not as hilarious and inspired as Anchorman and ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Slant Magazine
above all other concerns, the guiding objective of comedy is to be funny. Knocked Up achieves this goal in spades. Yet what makes Judd Apatow's follow-up to The 40-Year-Old Virgin such a consistently good time is its ability to provide sincere rom-com ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Slant Magazine
Kulturblog (Supergenius)
It seemed, I imagine, like a logical thematic progression from The 40 Year-Old Virgin, which is one of the funnier movies in the last ten years; follow the major life events of a slacker nerd, and after losing your virginity the next event will either be ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Kulturblog (Supergenius)
Reel.com
Hollywood's reigning auteur of raunchy romantic comedy, Judd Apatow, scores a near-knockout with Knocked Up, his extremely funny and sweetly endearing follow-up to The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). With generous helpings of acerbic good humor, his ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Reel.com
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
It’s easy to picture exactly what you will get when you purchase your ticket to the movie “Knocked Up”. The poster says it all, with the goofy close-up of Seth Rogen and the tagline, “What if this guy got you pregnant?” and you know that it is ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
THE poster for Judd Apatow's first feature, "The 40Year-Old Virgin," gave us Steve Carell gazing beatifically into the middle distance above the encouraging tagline, "Better late than never." The poster for his second feature, "Knocked Up," gives us Seth ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
"Knocked Up," writer-director Judd Apatow's hilarious followup to "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," is going to make Mr. Skin very rich. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Boston Globe
"The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and his new "Knocked Up" make writer-director Judd Apatow today's preeminent creator of low-concept sex comedies. The sex is unsafe, the drug use is rambunctious, and the lewd jokes are delivered with cheer. Yet what happens to ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Boston Globe
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
By all rights, I should loathe Knocked Up with every fiber of my being. It perpetrates two pieces of cultural dogma that send me into fits of rage: 1) having a child is the only path to fulfillment in this life, and 2) men are rutting morons stuck in a ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
It is hard, if not impossible to begin one’s film with Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” playing on the soundtrack and then live up to such a raucous, raw leader. O.D.B.’s indulgences in funk and extremely coarse obscenity certainly does ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
The Arizona Republic
The actors in Knocked Up probably had as much fun making the movie as you will watching it.
The comedy, which features much of the cast from The 40-Year-Old Virgin, often feels like voyeurism - a bunch of really funny guys (and girls) invited us over ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Arizona Republic
L.A. Daily News
It feels a little weird to praise "Knocked Up" for its insightful character comedy.
After all, the thing is basically a schlubby guy's fantasy.
Immature, unemployed, overweight pothead Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) wins the heart of hot blond career woman ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at L.A. Daily News
Empire Movies (Erin Cullin)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Written and directed by Judd Apatow (40-Year Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks), Knocked Up basically reverses romantic comedy conventions, with an ill-timed pregnancy and romantic commitment leading to the inevitable complications for its central characters. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
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The setup is simple. An average guy, Ben (Seth Rogen) has a one night stand with a hot girl, Alison (Katherine Heigl)… 8 weeks later, he gets the news that she is pregnant. What follows is their journey to try and make their relationship work and find ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at movies music and everything else
Screenhead
The title pretty much tells you everything you need to know: One-night stand leads to baby. Which could accurately describe the Matthew Perry/Salma Hayek trifle Fools Rush In, only Knocked Up director/writer Judd Apatow wisely ditches the mixed races ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Screenhead
OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
If there's a person on the planet who isn't charmed by the endless delights of "Knocked Up," I have no desire to meet them. The film is a lovely poem to social awkwardness and life's little mistakes (the lemons-into-lemonade kind), buttered up with a ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
Bullz-Eye.com
It’s been a long time coming for Judd Apatow. Success, that is. Following his involvement in three of the most critically acclaimed television series of the past 15 years (“The Larry Sanders Show,” “Freaks and Geeks” and “Undeclared”), ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Ben (Seth Rogen) is a slacker and Alison (Katherine Heigl) is a preppy career girl – it’s not so rare for a mismatched pair like this to get together for a one night stand, ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Judd Apatow offers another helping of the combination of romantic sweetness and slob comedy that made “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” such a smash, and it will doubtlessly bring in big bucks again. But there will be some—a minority, perhaps, but maybe a ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Entertainment Insiders (Janos Gereben)
If this be nepotism, bring it on! "Knocked Up" director Jeff Apatow gave his wife, Leslie Mann, and their two young daughters, Iris and Maude Apatow, important supportive roles, and the three pretty much walk away with the movie.
San Francisco native ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Janos Gereben)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Unlike Judd Apatow's first feature, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up suffers from an aimless, overlong sort of vibe that often threatens to negate its many positive attributes. The film generally plays like a rough cut; Apatow has included a ridiculous ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Aced Magazine
After sharing little more than multiple shots of alcohol, the young, seemingly mismatched couple, are now struggling with the unknown and somewhat terrifying prospects of parenthood. Alison worries about the effects the unexpected pregnancy will have on ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Aced Magazine
Ruthless Reviews
Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up is an odd little duck of a movie; the sort of raunchy, dimwitted escapism that can bathe deeply in endless pot smoking, profanity, and hedonism, yet swing around and embrace a pro-life message that would have James Dobson ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Ruthless Reviews
The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
Judd Apatow, writer/director of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and the new "Knocked Up," makes very funny movies, funnier by far than most comedies coming out of Hollywood. He fills them not with A-list actors coasting on their reputations, but fresh new faces ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
Funny? Sometimes. Hilarious? Not so much. KNOCKED UP, written and
directed by Judd Apatow, is a druggie comedy that plays like the bloated
brother of the crisper and cuter THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, Apatow's last
picture. Running a butt-numbing two ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MAN GOES OUT TO A CLUB ONE EVENING, GETS DRUNK, AND DECIDES TO ASK A GIRL HOME SPONTANEOUSLY? THAT IS THE MAIN CONNECTION THAT HAPPENS IN KNOCKED UP, FROM THE WRITER AND PRODUCER OF THE HIT MOVIE "THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN". ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
Knocked Up, a comedy that clocks-in at over two hours, has a confident studio behind it. In this case, Universal's optimism stems from the success of writer, director and producer Judd Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2005. But his powers of persuasion ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Writer-director Judd Apatow's big-screen follow-up to 2005's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up" is every bit its equal but not exactly a signifier of growth for the filmmaker. Serving as companion pieces as well as stand-alone efforts, both pictures ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
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