Knocked Up | The Critique

When a friend suggested me to watch this one, the first question I asked was, “is it funny? “ And soon my aching buccinators gave me my answer.

This belongs to the genre of sex comedy and under wrong direction, could have easily degenerated into a slap-stick comedy — one that plays every scene for the cheap laugh. But Judd Apatow’s characters are grounded in reality. The humor lies into common, awkward, sometimes embarrassing situations, which are pretty believable in real life. The best part being that though it provides a insightful look at life and relationships but never gets preachy.

All from the simplest premise: boy and girl sleep together, girl gets pregnant, panic ensues. The twist being here that, the boy is a paunchy jobless pothead and girl is a gorgeous, television producer, and this was the first time they had met and in drunkard stupor get knocked up. When she finds she is pregnant, she gets back in touch with him, and then they work towards to figure out how their relationship should work now that they will be parents.   They attempt to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but love doesn't seem to be blossoming. The movie watches as the baby develops through most of the phases of pregnancy, along with their relationship. The situation is taken seriously, but comic moments are mined in almost every scene.

The subplots and characters add spice and humor to the story. Be it the girl’s bitchy sister and her husband facing midlife crisis or boy’s nerd, sophomoric buddies.

Knocked up is sweet without being saccharine and funny without being ridiculous. Don't set your expectations too high and you'll have good time with this one.

Rating: ***

Written By: Neha Jain