Mel (aka “The Wife”) and I went to see “Knocked Up” today, and it was excellent.  After a slew of mediocre/bad/stupid sequels this spring movie season (Spider-man 3 was bad, 28 Weeks Later was stupid and Pirates 3 was mediocre) it was refreshing to see a movie that wasn’t overly long or relied on brainless action without much supporting plot.

But setting aside the “it’s not a blockbuster” bonus, the movie is smart, hilarious and sometimes (but not too often) poignant.  It’s written and directed by Judd Apatow, who last brought us the greatness that was “The 40 Year Old Virgin” and this movie is excellent in many of the same ways.

Seth Rogen (above, right) is fantastic and I hope to see more from him.  I’m sold on seeing “Superbad” which he co-wrote and plays a supporting role in, and should be released August 17th of this year.