Knocked Up'

Plot Outline:
Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) is a 23-year-old slacker who is in the process of establishing fleshofthestars.com, a website that lists the exact moment in time at which nude scenes with famous actresses occur in films. Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is a responsible young woman who works behind the scenes at E! Television Network. Although she is on the career fast track, she lives in the pool house behind her sister Debbie's home, and plays an active role in helping her and her husband Pete raise their daughters.

Alison and Ben find themselves at the same club where she is celebrating her promotion at E! with her sister. They begin drinking together, and she invites him back to her pool house. The next morning, they learn that they have very little in common. Eight weeks later, Alison begins feeling very sick and comes to the conclusion that she is pregnant, and she contacts Ben. She tells Ben that she is pregnant and that she has decided to keep the baby. Ben's initial response of shock and anger mixed with Alison's frustrations creates tension, resulting in Ben agreeing to take Alison to the OB/GYN to confirm the pregnancy. After the pregnancy is confirmed, Ben says that he will be there to support Alison and help her through it and so the fun begins.

Overall Impressions:
In a nutshell, this is a romantic comedy, with a pregnancy. Extremely funny and engaging, however there is a flipside & it's not part of the film either. The fact that this has come out (in the UK at least) only 2 weeks apart from Waitress which shares a similar theme of a pregnant woman, this one falls under its shadow a little. For me anyway. Which is a shame, because it is laugh out loud funny throughout and certainly a well made film. If I were to critise the film on its own merit, perhaps only the length could have been shortened a little. Perhaps a repeat viewing in the future will fix that? *shrugs*

By all means the best comedy currently showing. Worth a watch.