As much as I like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and admire them as top class comedic actresses, I felt the script let them down here. Fey is an unmarried, infertile businesswoman who hires Poehler ( a trailer trash type ) to have her child after artificial insemination. For me, the stark differences between the two ladies and their background just wasn't handled as well as it could have been and just caused the plot to drag. Also, although the writer of this script was written by and directed by Michael McCullers who co-scripted the Austin Powers films with Mike Myers, and has been pretty good at writing Saturday Night Live skits, he just wasn't capable of handling the balance between comedy and drama that this kind of film demands. In other words, the movie was more like one angonizingly long skit. Too bad, because the talent was there.
Steve Martin appears now and then as Fey's off the wall boss and Sigourney Weaver brings a lot of class to her little role as the head of the company who matches infertile ladies with surrogate moms. Greg Kinnear has a small role as Fey's eventual lover.
The last time I saw Tina and Amy together on screen was in Mean Girls, so although Baby Mama was a letdown scriptwise, I really enjoyed watching these ladies working together once again. Their chemistry has always been great right from their time together on Saturday Night Live as the news co-anchors. So if you like these gals, this will probably be a worthwhile rental. Just don't expect much.
Steve Martin appears now and then as Fey's off the wall boss and Sigourney Weaver brings a lot of class to her little role as the head of the company who matches infertile ladies with surrogate moms. Greg Kinnear has a small role as Fey's eventual lover.
The last time I saw Tina and Amy together on screen was in Mean Girls, so although Baby Mama was a letdown scriptwise, I really enjoyed watching these ladies working together once again. Their chemistry has always been great right from their time together on Saturday Night Live as the news co-anchors. So if you like these gals, this will probably be a worthwhile rental. Just don't expect much.
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