The Apatow Connection is blatantly obvious with Seth Rogen as the star, although Smith says he started writing the movie for him before he was a "movie star." The other Apatow-ish element is the underlying sweet love story, which is very much like Knocked Up and those other slacker romantic comedies. I can see where Kevin learned something from Jersey Girl and put it to good use.
First off I have to mention I was super stoked to hear a song by MC Chris (aka MC Pee Pants) off of his album "Life is a bitch and I am her pimp." The song was "Fett's Vette". The YouTube video for this song is below Great tune, great album.
The humor, the characters, the casting and, of course, the potty humor were pure Kevin. This was an odd hybrid of a popular Apatow-style romantic comedy and a typical filthy Smith movie. But it worked. And I think it could have been a big hit like Knocked Up if it wasn't for the whole porn thing in the title which I expect will turn off a lot of people who would otherwise have loved the movie.
I was impressed by the movie, Kevin is always an awesome speaker, and I will probably see it again in its regular run in theaters, if only to contribute my money to the goal of coming close to The Dark Knight's gross.
Oh, and Darryl from the Office, Craig Robinson, gave an awesome performance. Very dry and subtle and completely hilarious. I can't wait to see him in more stuff.
Smith and Mas:
Fett's Vette:
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