Knocked Up / Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jun 21st, 2007 by Ashley
Knocked Up (2007)
C
Pro: lovely Katherine Heigl, pretty Leslie Mann, cute Paul Rudd
Con: freaking hopeless loser. don’t make a comedy fucking 2 hour long.
During the whole movie I was thinking… why the heck do you have to be with the person who knocked you up? The same question haunted me while I was painfully watching Denise (Boston Legal) trying to make it work with Brad, the person I dislike most in the show, just because she had his child. When Denise realized the baby is Brad’s, we saw how disappointed she was. When she revealed the news to Jeffrey, we saw how disappointed he was, and when she revealed it to Brad, we saw how panic and “gosh, I’m so screwed.” he was. Alright, granted that there’s a high chance Jeffrey wouldn’t wanna raise Brad’s kid; still, 
do you have to compromise yourself to the point that you make believe you love that person who is obviously infatuated with you while you’re way out of his league and just because you made a stupid mistake, now he’s got a shot, or maybe more than a shot, he’s in! Ergh!
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) B+
Pro: I love Ioan Gruffudd, lovely Jessica Alba, cute Chris Evans
highlights: creator of the Silver Surfer, Stan Lee, showed up on Sue/Reed’s wedding ceremony and was knocked back cos he wasn’t on the list. (It was in the comic, too.)
One Response to “Knocked Up / Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
To be sure, the first half of Knocked Up is great, but by the second half the script becomes mired in slow, cliché drama. Marital dissatisfaction and the loss of youth are interesting themes to explore, but in doing so, Knocked Up fails to establish a consistent tone. As the film trudges past the 90-minute mark, it is sometimes humorous, sometimes dour, often clichéd, all resulting in an awkward mix of styles.