Unplanned pregnancies or “pleasant surprises” are not uncommon in the U.S. So obviously taking the concept and turning it into a comedy was inevitable… And the recent movie, Knocked Up takes this example and creates an excellent example.

It starts out like every other typical storyline, the guy is a burnout who creates a website that tells people which movies and at what times in those movies they can find naked actresses… and the girl is an up and coming worker at E! TV. Guy goes to the bar and girl gets drunk with sister, sister leaves girl at the bar with guy, guy and girl hook up, and eight weeks later… “Shit, I’m pregnant!”

The movie does a great job showing the truth of beer goggles. Katherine Heigl is a beautiful blonde bombshell and Seth Rogen is a large chubby man with a Jewish fro. While poking fun at the idea of a hookup gone it portrays a great example of what happens in real life, especially in college. Many people wake up the next morning and would like to believe “if I don’t remember it, it never happened.” But pregnancy is not exactly one of those things that can happen.

Judd Apatow is the mastermind behind the movie. He is infamous for these indie-style comedies that take actors who actually emulate real people and make the stories more believable. Apatow created the TV sleeper hits Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared, as well as the box-office hits, 40-Year-Old Virgin and Superbad. According to Newsweek movie critic, Apatow is “making the freshest, most honest mainstream comedies in Hollywood.”

Rottentomatoes.com rates this movie at 91% and I would have to completely agree. I remember seeing the movie in the theaters and not even knowing about it before, but after leaving everyone I talked to enjoy it. And now that it just came out on DVD I would still say that I completely enjoy it. It takes a subject that is somewhat controversial and turns it into a two-hour laugh-fest. Overall if I had to give the movie a grade I’d give it an A.