Okay, so I went to see "Knocked Up" with my fiancee Eric when it was in the theaters. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but it was a much different movie for me than it was for Eric.
First of all, there was a double-date scene where Ben suggested that if he could, he'd go back in time and wear a condom. I giggled a little when he suggested that Doc from Back to the Future could help him, but for the most part, I felt horrible for Allison. Her situation is already humiliating. She has risked her job, changed her life, and sacrificed her body to carry this baby to term.
The other scene that was a real problem for me was the scene where they get in a fight and Ben tells her that the baby is going to be a girl. He seemed unnecessarily cruel towards her, and I had a hard time sympathizing for his character from then on.
Don't get me wrong...I can take a joke, and I know "it's only a movie." Still, there were moments in the movie where the men in the audience were laughing and I felt so terrible for Allison and her sister.
Judd Apatow, if you wrote the script, I think you need a collaborator to help you write strong female characters. I know that Hollywood is a boy's club, but there are plenty of wonderful female writers out there.