Knocked Up

No, I'm not pregnant. I finally got around to seeing Judd Apatow's latest project and follow up to The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up. I know, it takes me longer than most people on the internet to see movies; I wish I could see every good movie on opening weekend, unfortunately, I don't get paid to do this, I get paid to do other stuff so the other stuff has got to come first.
After seeing this movie I am pretty much convinced that Apatow can do no wrong. I'm sure I'm not alone in this belief, the guy has been involved in brilliant comedy writing for years going back to The Larry Sanders Show. I first became aware of him through the brilliant, Freaks and Geeks. Like Freaks and Geeks and Virgin, Knocked Up manages to be hilarious, sweet (but not saccharine,) and real all at the same time. The relationship between stoner/slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) and up-and- coming entertainment reporter Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is refreshing and believable. The supporting cast, mainly consisting of what has become the Judd Apatow repertory company of Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared veterans provide most of the laughs. There should be some kind of special achievement award for Paul Rudd, practically everything that comes out of his mouth is comedy gold. His chemistry with Rogen (which also was evident in Virgin) has the makings of some kind of buddy movie, maybe a remake of Midnight Run or...actually, I'm sure Judd Apatow has something brilliant up his sleeve.