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Movie Reviews of Baby Mama
Movie Review: Humor Worth Laughing At
Summary: 4 Stars
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are like a perfect couple. Every movie, television show, basically any screen that they are on together has amazing comedic energy. Baby Mama is just another example of this! Even though this movie isn't one of particular brilliance (it doesn't hold to Tina Fey's Mean Girls) it still is pretty good. It has some great laughs and even a little bit of serious friendship/relationship content toward the end.
Tina Fey plays a successful businesswomen named Kate Holbrook, who in the beginning of the film is informed that she does not possess the ability to bear children. Angie Ostrowiski, however does have this gift, and is hired by Kate to carry her child. Unfortunately (or fortunately, however you like to look at it) for Kate, Angie (practically a child herself, and complete opposite personality from clean-hardworking-Kate) ends up breaking up with her boyfriend at the beginning of the pregnancy and staying at Kate's apartment. The two of them living together under one roof is nothing short of crazy and hilarious. One scene you will have Kate and Angie screaming at each other in couples counseling, in the next they are playing the American Idol Sing Along game on a Playstation. More humor is added by other cast members such as Steve Martin (who plays Kate's over-the-top eco friendly boss). They also add some romance for Kate in the form of the fruit juice/smoothie storeowner, Rob (played by Greg Kinnear).
Not wanting to ruin the plot for you, I will stop there. I suggest this movie because it has the good natured, funny Tina Fey feel to it. Written by Michael McCullers, it isn't loaded with swear words and the humor is relatable. It's not too cheesy, not to rough, like I said, good-natured humor! It is worth the money to see this movie!
Movie Review: Better Than I Expected
Summary: 4 Stars
Maybe I've been spoiled by fantastic comedies, because I had no desire at all to see "Baby Mama." I mean, when you've got so many movies by dudes like Judd Apatow and co. and the British kings of comedy coming out in one year, how can one be interested in a film starring two actresses best known for being on SNL, which continues to get less and less funny each year? Well, it turned out that I did wind up seeing "Baby Mama" and I even left with a sort of moral: I need to be less picky with my comedies, because this was pretty good.
There are a few laugh out loud moments scattered throughout, but it's a movie that will consistently make you smile. Tina Fey is great, and Poehler is surprisingly not at all awful. Yeah, she's over-the-top, but she still brings something endearing to this role that I definitely didn't expect. Some of the best bits came from Steve Martin, who plays Kate's (Fey) guru-like boss, as well as Romany Malco of Weeds fame who plays the hilarious and sympathetic bellhop. There are some pretty predictable twists and rom-com tropes at work, but the writers brought enough originality to the table to keep this fresh enough.
It's not one of the best comedies you'll see this year, but it's still an entertaining movie that's worth seeing.
7/10
Movie Review: Tina and Amy will make you laugh
Summary: 4 Stars
In some ways this movie is completely "by the numbers": Two women, one a polished, driven careerist (Tina Fey) and the other a streetwise, rough-around-the-edges neighborhood gal (Amy Poehler), butt heads over a multitude of issues during the course of their forced alliance until each realizes she could learn a lot from the other. But even though the basic idea is predictable, there are many funny scenes, a few surprises, and solid supporting turns by Greg Kinnear and Steve Martin, who's especially good as Tina's flaky, new age, yet enthusiastically capitalistic boss. It was also nice to see a comedy where the women carry the movie and aren't just there to support the guys. Though "Baby Mama" perhaps falls a little short of a must-see experience, it easily qualifies as perfectly good entertainmnet during an evening at home.
The DVD features a sharp, clean image, a handful of brief but interesting extra features (deleted scenes, interviews, behind-the-scenes stuff, you know the drill), and a commentary track featuring the cast and production people. Oh, yes-- one of the special features is a clever alternate ending to the film. I'm glad we got a chance to see it, but the producers made the right choice with the ending eventually chosen. It was clever and ironic enough without the extra "oooomph" and complication of the alternate ending. But again, it was fun to see other ideas that were considered.
A final plus: "Baby Mama" is set in my hometown of Philadelphia, and the movie really brings out the beauty of our great city!
Movie Review: great comedy
Summary: 4 Stars
Baby Mama is pretty hilarious. You probably already know the storyline so there's no need to touch up on that. I'm surprised so many people didn't like the movie to be honest. It did just about everything right.
It's a funny movie because the blonde-haired woman who was supposedly carrying the baby (Amy Poehler's character) kept acting like a child herself! She'd eat so many chocolate cakes she'd end up making herself sick, she'd play the American Idol video game all day long, she'd pee in the bathroom sink, all because she was COMPLETELY uninterested in having a baby.
There's a bunch of twists to the storyline, and all of them managed to keep my interest. Twists that concern which woman is actually pregnant, and who's the father. No, this is NOT your typical chick flick with terrible acting bits involving "who's the father- could it be that smiley pretty boy guy over there who's completely unfunny but thinks he's good looking?" type of comedy. Nah, Baby Mama is more interesting than that (the male characters are actually GOOD) and to be honest, guys out there watching the movie might find something appealing and humorous about Baby Mama too.
The movie also does a pretty good job going through lots of emotions. Sometimes the characters are sad, sometimes happy, other times just confused and miserable, haha. I guess that's what it's like when pregnant.
But Baby Mama is more about comedy above everything else, and succeeds mainly because of Amy Poehler's character. Recommended.
Movie Review: Witty Mama Drama
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not a Chick Flick person at all but I thought BABY MAMA was witty and sharp enough to check out. Although this movie was marketed as a total chick flick, it has enough sharp comedy while keeping a brisk pace to make it entertaining to every comedy fan.
The story is simple enough but every character is mined for maximum mirth, everyone from Tiny Fey's African American doorman seen calling his "baby mama" collect in the lobby ("'cause I don't have enough quarters to tell you how much I care for you") to her soul-less mother who always manages to say the worst thing to her daughter (and the funniest thing) to Steve Martin as a clueless hippy boss who can turn any business decision into a daffy New Age exercise. Sigourney Weaver also shows up at the most fertile menopausal woman in the world.
What I enjoyed about the movie is that the comedy isn't limited to the stereotypes of the poor and uneducated. I think there were just as many laughs at the expense of Tina Fey's driven professional woman as there were for Amy Poehler's white trash surrogate.
Like I said, I'm not a good candidate for Chick Flicks. The last one I thought was really interesting enough to hold my interest was Mel Gibson in WHAT WOMEN WANT--and how long ago was that?
BABY MAMA is a very good comedy and worth checking out. Whoever you are.