"Knocked Up"

Yesterday, a co-worker of mine (a major movie fan) hooked me up with 2 free tickets to see a sneak preview of "Knocked Up." The theater was packed, more than I have ever seen. The movie was absolutely hilarious! I wasn't sure, going in, what to expect (Rachel didn't expect much). I think I can say we were both pleasantly surprised by how funny it was. The plot was pretty basic; a loser/stoner guy successfully 'slams' an up and coming news anchor for E! news, on a one night stand, and gets her pregnant. She decides to keep the baby and well, that's the rest of the movie. It is a comedy, maybe even a "romantic comedy" however, never did it get too stupid in it's comedic appeal or too mushy in its romanticism. It was totally over the top vulgar, crude and crass, but funny all the way through-as soon as the sappy parts started getting too sappy, the laughs followed in perfect time. A rollicking, laugh roller coaster of a movie NOT starring the usual suspects these days (Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, etc.) Lots of great lines, shock value, and funny, well scripted scenes. I can safely say that I would have paid money to see this movie. If I had to assign a grade, as The Cronington Post does: B+

Starts June 1st-go see it!