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Knocked Up (2007) Rank 4 Reviews
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Reel.com
The film's humor and eventual triumph stem from the fact that nothing is set up. These are just honest and funny characters that like to laugh as much as we do, not a constant Gatling-gun of one-liners. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Reel.com
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
SCREENED AT THE 2007 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL: The 40 Year-Old Virgin is one of the most consistently brilliant comedies in the last decade and beyond. The Borat fiends can shanty about all they want, but that film was the real deal. It combined ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Let me 'fess up to loving Knocked Up – and to admit it does seem strange to give four stars to a movie of crude humour, relentless profanity and a hospital scene of seat-squirming intensity.
Let me further report – warn, perhaps? – that this is ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
If you want to locate the greatest artistic divide in American comedy today, look no further than the case of Apatow v. McKay. Now, God knows I don’t want to sever any bond here between Judd Apatow and Adam McKay; after all, the versatile Apatow, in ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Orlando Weekly (John Thomason)
Cinema Blend
of just how complex men can be.
Nowhere is this more true than in Apatow’s latest flick, Knocked Up. The 40-Year Old Virgin director tackles the worst nightmare for the single man – having a one night stand with a girl and then finding out that ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Cinema Blend
The Onion A.V. Club
The small miracle of Judd Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin is that it played by the rules of a frathouse sex comedy—the inexperienced nerd hero, the cadre of guys pushing him into action, ample T&A and raunchiness—but it tweaked them with knowing ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Film School Rejects (Chris Beaumont)
Film School Rejects (John Cairns)
MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
New York Post (Kyle Smith)
The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
SCREENED AT THE 2007 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL: Running just over two hours yet genuinely hilarious and heartfelt throughout, writer-director Judd Apatow’s 'Knocked Up' proves to be just as funny as 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' if not a bit more cohesive in ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
What separates the films and television series of Judd Apatow from the rom-com epidemic (I feel that term is fair) is a singular word: growth. Apatow's works spend time with their characters, main and supporting, enough so that we can sincerely laugh ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
The film is a lovely poem to social awkwardness and life's little mistakes (the lemons-into-lemonade kind), buttered up with a devastating amount of bellylaughs and piercing marital realities that continually marvel. "Knocked Up" is undoubtedly one of ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Filled with real characters, great pop culture references, foul-mouthed jokes and with a gooey sweetness right at the center, Knocked Up is a comedy classic. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
The Dallas Morning News
The mismatched couple at the heart of Knocked Up never seriously considers an abortion, or giving up the imminent new arrival for adoption. Instead, slacker Ben (Seth Rogen) and go-getter Alison (Katherine Heigl) struggle along as they prepare to make ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
I know I’m going out on a limb with this, but it is quite possible that the new film “Knocked Up” is proof that Judd Apatow is a comedic genius. What starts out on paper as a tired old romantic comedy plot about a one-night stand that turns into a ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Film School Rejects (Kevin Carr)
San Francisco Chronicle
There are lots of good things to say about "Knocked Up," the latest from writer-director Judd Apatow, but the most essential thing is that it's long. It runs 129 minutes, which is about a half hour longer than audiences have been conditioned to expect ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
One of the most impressive things about "Knocked Up" -- an impressively funny and bawdy comedy from the man behind "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" -- is that it's basically just another "men and women are different" premise, yet it lays out both sides ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Knocked Up proves predictibility isn't necessarily a strike against a movie. Almost from the beginning, with the help of what I caught from commercials, I knew exactly where this comedy was going -- an accidental pregnancy would turn some man-child into ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Future Movies (Mike Barnard)
ReelzChannel (Heather Huntington)
ReelzChannel (Heather Huntington)
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
"Knocked Up" throws away the rule book on romantic comedy to give us a giddy relationship story that is as fresh and messy as real life.
The smart, ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Film School Rejects (H. Stewart)
Film School Rejects (Nate Deen)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
If you want to hate on Judd Apatow's Knocked Up -- and the anti-crowd-pleaser contingent will surely ding it -- then get ready to be drowned out by the sound of laughter from the rest of us. I'll admit there's something sitcom-trite about the setup. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
For Knocked Up, writer/director Judd Apatow's sophomore feature, the filmmaker has elected to follow pretty much the same formula that made his debut, The 40 Year Old Virgin, such a success. Considering how winning the formula is, it's a safe approach. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
(Harvey Karten)
As “Knocked Up” prepared to hit theaters on June 1, reviews appear to be comparing writer-director Judd Apatow to Aristophanes, the father of comedy. ”Uproarious. More explosively funny than nearly any other major studio release in recent ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at (Harvey Karten)
Variety
The basic setup -- pregnant with comic potential, naturally -- is simplicity itself: Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), a contentedly underemployed slacker, meets ambitious Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) at a trendy Los Angeles nitery. She's feeling celebratory ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Variety
MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
Finally, a breath of fresh air arrives in the stale summer of sequels. Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up" is an absolute winner. It's funny as hell, but never lets the raunchy humor get away from the clever and heartwarming story. The premise is highly original. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
In terms of offensive sexual content , "Knocked Up" is one of the more crude and crass films scheduled for this summer. A romantic comedy obsessed with sexual humor and drug gags, this one makes the Farrelly brothers' films look tame by comparison. ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
As far as comedy/dramas are concerned, nobody could accuse “Knocked Up” of being unoriginal. The main plot takes the movie staple of the one-night-stand to a new level, with this particular one-night-stand actually resulting in a pregnancy. This ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
How’d he pull it off? The answer's simple. Apatow’s characters are grounded in reality. The Freaks and Geeks creator doesn’t just load his movies with pretty people spouting movie dialogue, he actually creates films with characters you’d meet at ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
This mega-laugh comedy combines bawdiness and slapstick sequences with characters who are flawed but lovable in their attempts to deal with the messy changes of life. Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) proves that his comic talent as a writer and ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
ShowBIZ Data
Judd Apatow's Knocked Up is receiving far better reviews than any of the big sequels that were released in May. In fact, A.O. Scott in the New York Times calls it "an instant classic." He writes: "The wonder of Knocked Up is that it never scolds or ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at ShowBIZ Data
hybridmagazine.com
So the previews sum up the plot pretty well. Local loser winds up nailing local (successful) hottie, manages to impregnate her, and embarks on a nine-month-long journey of discovery (or lack thereof). Ben Stone (Rogen) has spent the last 10 years of his ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at hybridmagazine.com
Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
In style and raunchy humor “Knocked Up” has all the earmarks of a mass market date movie. But would a guy want to take a girl on a date to see a film in which the heroine accidentally, as the title says, gets knocked up? It reminds me of a situation ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The movies are already packed with portraits of pathetic schlubs who -- through the guidance of benevolent, beautiful women -- learn to grow up and accept life's responsibilities. Judd Apatow's Knocked Up is no different, but it feels more honest, as if ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)
Knocked Up barely meets the “romance” quota that qualifies it as a romantic comedy, but fear not, fellas—it’s mostly comedy, and of the highest grade. The movie centers around two twentysomethings who couldn’t be more different: gorgeous, ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)
Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Nearly two years ago I wrote in the review of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin:”
“…for those souls, 17 and over, who want to have some serious belly laughs from a movie that really pushes the envelope, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” is just the ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
While most Hollywood comedies of recent years tends to focus more on placating to expectations and bombarding the audience with jokes and gags one after the other, Judd Apatow has proven to be an anomaly in the world of mainstream comedy. While his 2005 ...read the complete Knocked Up movie review at The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
Christian Science Monitor
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