Judd Apatow directed 40-Year-Old Virgin, probably 2005’s best comedy, and is back with Knocked Up, which he not only directed but wrote. (The movie’s poster, featuring Seth Rogan’s mug, is even set on a gradient background that is reminiscent of Virgin’s Steve Carrell poster.) The regular Apatow gang is back, with Paul Rudd, James Franco, Martin Starr and Jason Segel in supporting roles, but with Seth Rogan finally due his place in the spotlight.
Apatow’s stuff ends up being poignant while still hilarious, somehow a caricature of real life but more realistic than almost anything else. I’m really glad he’s finding success in the movies he never did in TV.
Yet another movie where the ugly loser dude scores the “way out of his league” girl. I still wanna see it, it looks funny, but come on. Perhaps it’s just a way for the movie industry to bring the dateless to the movies as well.
Uh…I viewed the trailer but I didn’t see James Franco in it.
What’s his part?!?
Yeah, we saw the trailer for this when we saw Hot Fuzz… Looks a bit formulaic, but then so did 40 yo virgin and I laughed my ass off at that one, so I’ll probably go see this one too.