Baby Mama | 
 enlarge | Director: Michael Mccullers
Actors: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco
Studio: NBC Universal
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 17
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 100 Minutes
ASIN: B001HQKB1Y
Theatrical Release Date: April 25, 2008
Release Date: November 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Comedic geniuses Tina Fey (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live) and Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) team up to celebrate a modern twist on motherhood! Kate (Fey) is a single, successful career woman who wants something more: a baby. But she gets more than she bargained for when she hires Angie (Poehler), a free spirit from South Philly, to be her surrogate in a hysterical mama match-up. From birth class to baby-proofing, they're the ultimate odd couple that critics are calling "the best female comedy duo since Lucy and Ethel" (Claudia Puig, USA Today). With hilarious performances from an all-star cast featuring Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, and Sigourney Weaver, Baby Mama is as full of laughs as it is heart! |
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 All in all, a pretty decent movie January 3, 2009
Robert Moore (Chicago, IL USA)
It is a bit of a commentary on how few good comedies there have been in the past couple of years that this is, bizarrely, one of the best comedies of 2008. I'm tempted to chase a rabbit and ask precisely why Hollywood has gotten so bad at producing good comedies (though I suspect it has something to do with so many emulating the terrible comedies of the Apatow combine), but I'll instead say that while this is not at all a bad movie, it shouldn't have qualified as one of the best comedies of the year, though it did. All in all this was a fun, enjoyable film. It is just that there should have been many others as good or better.
I've seen over the years many of the Second City shows here in Chicago. Although the shows I've seen have featured many, many men and women who have enjoyed a great deal of success in comedy, on TV, or on film, in fact I can remember only three performers from the shows I've attended. First and foremost I remember Steve Carrell, especially his hysterical impersonation of Fabio. Second, I remember Stephen Colbert. Third, I remember Tina Fey. Interestingly, while I remember well Tina Fey, I do not remember Amy Poehler, although I definitely saw her. Still, it is great to see two of the people I saw together in a film, even if I remember only one of them.
This is good, but it isn't as good as Tina Fey's main gig these days, 30 ROCK. There are some good moments in the film, but few great ones. Both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were persistently funny, and there was also some humorous moments featuring Steve Martin, but while the film was good, I kept thinking about how upsetting it was that there weren't better comedies this past year. It all makes me wonder if 2008 wasn't one of the least funny years in the history of Hollywood.
2008 has, however, to go down as a great year for Tina Fey. In addition to her success on BABY MAMA, Tina went from success to success thanks to 30 ROCK, which was clearly the best comedy on television, and has a host of awards to prove it. She also won the Emmy for Best Actress. But her most valuable public service might have been in permanently deflating the hopes of Sarah Palin to be taken seriously by the American people. As one of the least substantial political figures in decades, Palin was extremely vulnerable to receiving her public comeuppance, but it was Fey who delivered it in the most devastating impersonation in recent (or for that matter distant) memory. If America hadn't given up on Palin earlier, they surely did the second that Fey, as Palin, proclaimed "Now it's time for some fancy pageant walking." How can Palin ever talk about foreign policy when Fey's words that "I can see Russia from my house" ring in our ears? I don't remember a comedian single-handedly ending the political career of a politician so completely (and yes, Sarah Palin's career is over -- if ever she tries to run for anything above governor of Alaska, Tina Fey will just trot out some more parodies and take care of that).
So, while 2008 was definitely the year of Fey, it wasn't a great year for film comedy. Nor was BABY MAMA the best place to see her strut her stuff. That would either be her Palin impersonations on SNL (along with Amy Poehler's unforgettable rap alongside the real Palin when the latter declined). Hopefully 2009 will show a rebound of the film comedy. As things stand, BABY MAMA is unfortunately about as good as we have for 2008.
 Witty and entertaining January 2, 2009
J. Olsen (Utah, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a fan of Tina Fey and/or Amy Poehler, you will enjoy this movie. Steve Martin also appears in the movie as Tina Fey's character's boss. It's a fun show and I thought it was great. It does have quite a few sexual references, so if that bothers you just be aware of that. That's the only possible downside I could think of.
Fey and Poehler Terrific January 1, 2009
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would describe "Baby Mama" as a light-hearted comedy as opposed to a lightweight one. The difference between the former and the latter is that the script is intelligently written but it's not going to break any comedic ground. The main reason to see the film is the impeccable chemistry between stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. I think one print reviewer compared them to a latter day Lucy and Ethel. Pretty sad when you have to go back over fifty years for an analogy. Sorry, Laverne and Shirley. As a lifelong resident of Philly I loved the knowing local references probably because Tina's from Upper Darby which is practically Philadelphia. My favorite was Amy feigning morning sickness by barfing up a box of Tasty Kakes. I don't want to damn the film with faint praise but you could do worse. You definitely can.
 Oh, Tina, NO!! December 30, 2008
Sara Doe (wahoo, earth)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bad movie, BAD MOVIE!! I love Tina Fey, and I rarely miss 30 Rock...but this was horribly painful to watch! Predictable, I guessed most of it about 5 minutes into the film...Bad, bad, bad...:( I gave it 2 stars, one for Tina and one for Amy...sorry, ladies...this was just awful.
 Hilarious movie! December 28, 2008
NT
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love this movie! Tina Fey and Amy Pohler and great together! Cameo by Steve Martin, too.
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