Saturday, September 6, 2008

Movie Review: BABY MAMA

Tina Fey is Kate Holbrook.
Kate is 37, a very successful single, Philadelphian business woman and she wants a baby.

She is so desperate to have a baby that she starts to imagine
everyone she sees is a baby.
After many attempts and finding out she has a million to one
shot at getting pregnant due to her "T-shaped uterus"
she decides to hire a surrogate.

After Kate meets her wacky surrogate Angie Ostrowiski(Amy Poehler)
and her just as wacky common law husband(Dax Shepard), the fun starts.

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are a great match.

Kate is completely sarcastic and Angie is extremely obnoxious
but it works together perfectly.
They were a team for years co-anchoring SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's "Weekend Update" together and their
on screen chemistry is comedy gold.

Before you know it Angie moves in with Kate.
Soon Kate meats Greg Kennear who is Rob.
Rob runs a local healthy drink shop called Super Fruity.
Kate and Rob seem to have an instant connection.

Look for Steve Martin as Kate's boss.
He's some type of zen master who rewards people
by giving them as much as 5 minutes of uninterrupted eye contact.

This movie takes place in Philly and
There are many shots of the city throughout the film.
Baby Mama is a great showcase for how good Philly can look.
Philly scenery is always a plus for me because I grew
in Philly and love watching the city look
great on the big screen, especially my big screen TV.

Poehler and Fey are a great team and and a legitimate odd couple.
Baby Mama is actually a little touching and Angie,
despite her initial intentions, is a likable character.
Plenty of really good one-liners in the movie from everyone.

There aren't many if any female comedy teams
in the movies these days
so let's hope these two make more together.

I give this 4 stars out of 5.

****

Oh Don't forget to order the Yeast Ball.

No comments: