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Knocked Up . . . drivel

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I was disappointed in this sequel from Judd Apatow, the same writer/director behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin. While I found the latter to be hilarious, even gut-busting in places, Knocked Up isn't worth the price of admission, even at the $1.00 theater.

I know, sequels aren't supposed to be good, but 92% of reviewers at rotten tomatoes recommend it . . . what were they smokin'?

There is hilarious dialogue exchanged toward the end between the black doorsman (outside a nightclub) and one of the female leads. Other than that, the material is mostly "miss" and the movie runs way tooooooooo long (2 hrs 9 minutes).

Katherine Heigel is gorgeous, but Seth Rogen simply isn't believable in his role.

Instead of writing clever dialogue, the writer(s?) opted to overuse the "F-word" ad nauseum ad infinitum.

Sorry to be so negative, but caveat emptor.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up/ (Open in New Window)

Follow Ups:

Don't Think It Was a Sequel - Daryl Zero 21:11:33 06/14/07 (0)
It had some funny moments but the story was trite tripe and so I agree it was drivel.
RE: Knocked Up . . . drivel - Wendell Narrod 04:21:48 06/06/07 (0)
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I thought the performances were quite good and, having raised teenagers into young adults, it rang true.
That scene on Mushrooms in the hotel room was brilliant though. - sjb 07:31:32 06/05/07 (0)
There's no way those guys could pull that off unless they've indulged at some point.

Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.
Thought it was brilliant... - mkuller 10:50:52 06/04/07 (0)
...saw it yesterday and I thought it was hillarious and very sweet.

Also very realistic.

If you don't know guys like his roommates - your son or daughter does.

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