Guest blogger: Lacey 3

Knocked Up is probably one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen that actually has a more serious undertone, and it’s also a notable character driven movie. In this comedy, Seth Rogen plays stoner party-boy Ben Stone. Ben doesn’t really have much going for him until he meets Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl). Alison is a big-wig over at E! Television and when she gets promoted, she goes out to a club with her (married) sister to celebrate. Her sister eventually ends up leaving, but Alison stays and parties with Ben all night, completely wasted. One thing leads to another, and a few weeks later Alison finds out she’s pregnant. The two recklessly try to work things out, one disaster after another, and end up liking more about each other than they originally thought they would. Rogen’s modest performance as his regular self – a chubby funny guy – really comes into play in Knocked Up. He keeps things light, but he also shows a serious side of himself as well. Heigl’s portrayal of a high-end business lady is spot on; she looks the part and sells it just as well. Other notable performances are Leslie Mann as Debbie (Alison Scott’s sister) and Paul Rudd as Pete (Alison’s sister’s hubby). I haven’t really seen too many movies that Mann stars in, but I thought she did a pretty good job of being a high-strung wreck of a wife, and though I don’t much like Paul Rudd for the simple fact that I feel like his character is always the same, he did a good job as well. Overall I thoroughly enjoy this movie and would definitely recommend it.