Saturday, June 23, 2007
Knocked Up
Yesterday, A and I went to see the wildly popular and well-reviewed film Knocked Up. This film is created by writer/director Judd Apatow, who did 40-year Old Virgin and was a regular contributor to the Larry Sanders Show. The latter being a series that we recently rented on DVD and just got so many laughs from. Jeffrey Tambor, Gary Shandling and Rip Torn make for a trio to be contended with. If Seinfeld had three players (such blasphemy, I realize) instead of four, there would be some serious competition with The Larry Sanders Show.
Getting back to Knocked Up, we had a blast watching this film. The relevance to our current circumstances made our laughs all the more hearty. The tale follows two people who meet at a club, have a one-night stand and... oops, she gets knocked up. It's nine months of intensity (from all angles) and laughs and learning. The two, unknown leads, Heigl and Rogan, meshed and found an authentic rhythm in their relationship that is rarely seen on-screen.
The film, like 40-year Old Virgin, is a pure story. In Virgin, the lead guy wants to remain a virgin until he meets the right one. In KU, a guy and girl want to make right by the baby that they made and in the process give each other the benefit of the doubt to get see the thing through. It's refreshing to watch a film that is relevant while not contrived.
I highly recommend this film for anyone - knocked up or not. It'll be hard to miss Apatow films from hereon in... he's got two in the can since KU and has five more lined up for production in the next three years.
Getting back to Knocked Up, we had a blast watching this film. The relevance to our current circumstances made our laughs all the more hearty. The tale follows two people who meet at a club, have a one-night stand and... oops, she gets knocked up. It's nine months of intensity (from all angles) and laughs and learning. The two, unknown leads, Heigl and Rogan, meshed and found an authentic rhythm in their relationship that is rarely seen on-screen.
The film, like 40-year Old Virgin, is a pure story. In Virgin, the lead guy wants to remain a virgin until he meets the right one. In KU, a guy and girl want to make right by the baby that they made and in the process give each other the benefit of the doubt to get see the thing through. It's refreshing to watch a film that is relevant while not contrived.
I highly recommend this film for anyone - knocked up or not. It'll be hard to miss Apatow films from hereon in... he's got two in the can since KU and has five more lined up for production in the next three years.
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