Ya know, people made a big deal about this movie, but I really didn’t think it was that good. There were a couple “ha ha” moments, but overall it really wasn’t that funny. The funny parts were mostly when the guys were all sitting around talking sh*t. But I have a feeling they do that all the time, except this time someone filmed it. It’s funny but so what. And then later on in the movie they even ditch all that and it goes full-on rom-com (romantic comedy). It felt like 2 different movies, which I’m sure is part of the point to show how much Seth’s character has grown. But guess what? I don’t buy it. The guy spends his whole adult life smoking weed and making dirty jokes with his friends and then ditches it all in 9 months? Granted, a kid is a big deal. But I think in real life that guy would have been a lot LESS cool about it all. Maybe I’m wrong. But it just felt too hollywood to me.
And let me just say that I am SICK to death of Katherine Heigel. I can’t stand hearing people going apesh*t over her. I don’t get it. She’s not very attractive, she’s skinny, and her acting is great if she is playing someone exactly like who she really is. Big deal.
Another thing that bugged me was early in the movie when the guys were talking about their “Big Idea” to build an internet site that just talked about nakedness/sex in mainstream movies (i.e. not porn), my first thought was “Oh, like MrSkin.com” just like Paul Rudd’s character says later on in the flick. Problem is Seth and his buddies NEVER HEARD of MrSkin.com. Huh!? Do they even own computers? How does someone who is looking to get into an internet business have NO CLUE that someone already did it? You’re just one Google search away from saying “Oh, nevermind guys, looks like someone beat us to it. Let’s think of something else.” And you mean to tell me this whole time (MONTHS maybe YEARS) not one of these guys thought to do that? Or someone before Paul Rudd never mentioned it before? Or just surfing porn one of these dudes never came across it!? I don’t think so.
I like Seth Rogen a lot. I do think he’s funny. And I do find a bunch of guys sitting around cursing to be really funny most of the time. It’s childish I know, but I find it to be hilarious. It just seems like Knocked Up is trying to squeeze that humor into a romantic-comedy that doesn’t really want it in there. Top it off with boring and mildly annoying Katherine Heigel and it’s just kind of an okay movie. Go watch 40 Year Old Virgin instead. WAY better.
