After being majorly dissapointed by "Superbad", I was definately more than just a little bit sceptical when I came to buying this film. Especially as several of the main characters were classed as lay-about stoners, a comedy stereotype I...
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After being majorly dissapointed by "Superbad", I was definately more than just a little bit sceptical when I came to buying this film. Especially as several of the main characters were classed as lay-about stoners, a comedy stereotype I am not a fan of at all.

......what an ejoyable surprise it turned out to be.

Although I wouldn't class it as a comedy great, this film is an improvement over "Superbad" in every way.

The "Stoners" in the film proved be a lot more likeable than what is normally considered a typical "Bong Head" persona portrayal. Jonah Hill turns down the crassness, and actually comes across as a reasonably likeable comedian, and Seth Rogen pulls off his most likeable character I've seen so far. Even Katherine Heigl proves that she can do comedy, and not just be someone who has a pretty face and nice figure, and their is definately good on-screen chemistry between her and Seth Rogen.

Unfortunaely the biggest dissapointment, imo, was the normally likeable Paul Rudd, who along with his onscreen wife, provides a fair amount of unwanted, uncomfortable to watch, marital bickering. And their kids are fairly dull and cliched too.

But apart from that, this is definately one of the most enjoyable comedies I've seen of last year, and proof that although Judd Apatow, might not be able to pull off as many laughs as the majority of "Frat Pack" movies, he still can carve a comfortable niche for himself in the comedy genre.