
When Alison Scott is promoted in E! Television, she goes to a night-club to celebrate with her older married sister Debbie. Alison meets the pothead reckless Ben Stone and while having a small talk with Ben, Debbie's husband Pete calls her to tell that their daughter has chicken pox. Debbie leaves the place but Allison stays with Ben, drinking and dancing along all night; completely wasted, they end up having a one night stand. Ben does not use a condom and eight weeks later,... (Full plot summary below)
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When Alison Scott is promoted in E! Television, she goes to a night-club to celebrate with her older married sister Debbie. Alison meets the pothead reckless Ben Stone and while having a small talk with Ben, Debbie's husband Pete calls her to tell that their daughter has chicken pox. Debbie leaves the place but Allison stays with Ben, drinking and dancing along all night; completely wasted, they end up having a one night stand. Ben does not use a condom and eight weeks later, Allison discovers that she is pregnant. She calls Ben and they decide to try to stay together and have the baby. However, Ben needs to grow up first to raise a family of his own.
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| CHUDDevin FaraciFilled with real characters, great pop culture references, foul-mouthed jokes and with a gooey sweetness right at the center, Knocked Up is a comedy classic. |
| Black Star NewsKam WilliamsA hilarious family values flick which manages to convince you that it's possible to transform a misogynist into a doting father on the guilt of an unplanned pregnancy. |
| Atlantic City WeeklyLori Hoffman[Apatow] sees love as something that can slip in the back door when the front door is barricaded by common sense. |
| Scene-Stealers.comEric MelinThe situations are so painful sometimes that its almost as if Apatow sat down and made a list of the things that create friction between men and women and then wrote a script around that. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussA male fantasy of rescue from irrelevance... |
| Time OutBen WaltersThe year's best comedy; one that confirms the arrival of an extended group of talent that looks set to take the studio comedy crown from the likes of Ferrell, Stiller and Carrey. |
| Movies.comDave WhiteIt's the funniest, smartest, goofiest, dirtiest, coolest (and longest -- over two hours, in fact) comedy so far this year. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's a hysterical, well acted, and wonderful glimpse at impending parenthood from a man's perspective... |
| Paste MagazineTim BashamWith sparkling performances from Rogen and Heigl, Apatow once again shows his sharp eye for talent and continuing knack for hits. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayKnocked Up has a really surprising sweetness to it amidst some truly raunchy jokes. |