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Knocked Up

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Phil - Must See Now!Carol - Worth the Matinee Price
A wonderful summer comedy. Clearly in the vein of Something About Mary and at least as funny. Not only enough to turn an unwanted pregnancy into a comedy, but creative enough to use the incident to poke fun at the X and Y generations to whom it is directed. And yet still funny enough to hold the attention of Baby Boomers who are still young enough to remember the fears of growing up, the morals of our parents and the stresses of marriage Storyline: Get a promotion; celebrate; get drunk; get pregnant by a guy you never saw before. That in and of itself isn’t really funny but the surrounding circumstances will make you laugh. The very best part of this film is the performance given by Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy). She is just so believable and sincere you can’t help but enjoy her performance and sympathize with her on-screen situation. An enjoyable couple of hours in the theater but quite graphic so be prepared. Directed by: Judd Apatow