Review
by Bob Ignizio
In
Judd Apatow's KNOCKED UP,
two characters who barely know each other get drunk and have sex
without protection, resulting in an unplanned pregnancy. These
characters are both adults, and given everything else we see about
them, probably at least a little to the left of center. And yet, when
discussing how to deal with this situation, they can't even bring
themselves to say the word “abortion” (they refer to it by the
euphemism “shmashmortion”), never mind actually discussing the
possibility of having one. This frankly came across asn unrealistic
to many viewers, and some accused Apatow of playing it safe so as
not to offend any pro-life audience members.That certainly can't be said of OBVIOUS CHILD.
