Baby Mama (2008)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Fantastic!

An absolute waste of money

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

A lot of laughs are to be had in this movie, an engaging buddy comedy with the excellent proved comediennes Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.The leads seem to work really well together as I believe that they have done so in the past, perhaps on Saturday Night Live? The dialogue is excellent and is the main component of the film. I feel certain that a lot of it is ad-libbed. The best lines were definitely reserved for the father of the baby (Dax Shepard), said sometimes with an almost embarrassed air; as some of them are somewhat politically incorrect, but generally just outrageously idiotic and ignorant.A jolly entertainment for most modern adults, possibly not however for those of a conservative bent.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have both had great success on Saturday Night Live, and with their own shows, Fey on 30 Rock and Poehler on Parks and Recreation. They can also say they made a buddy movie together with Baby Mama. Baby Mama stars Fey as Kate, a 37-year-old businesswoman who has climbed up the ladders of business success rather than be like most traditional women in the sense of getting married, having an ordinary job, and having children. That is where the film begins. We start by showing her having a date where she gives way too much information to a guy, which causes him to leave.We then transition to where Kate wants a baby. She looks at some sperm donors and finds no interest. So she invests a lot of money into a program where there are women who will volunteer to be surrogate mothers. That is where she meets Angie (Poehler). Angie is an ordinary working class woman with a dumb boyfriend, played by Dax Shepard.The film focuses on Kate and Angie during Angie's pregnancy. Director Michael McCullers focuses on having the story built around Kate and Angie and how they build their friendship. Through taking care of Angie, Kate gets some experience at what being a mother is like. Fey and Poehler have great chemistry that translated just as well on the big screen compared to TV, if not, better. Both Fey and Poehler turn in excellent performances that make their imperfect characters likable and fun to watch. Stealing the show in a great supporting role is Steve Martin, who plays Kate's boss Barry. Martin is a riot as the energy-reading Barry. Where Martin excels with his character is making him a one-of-a-kind character that no other actor could play. The film is fun to watch, and guys will enjoy watching Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play off each other just as much as the ladies do.

Michael McCuller's 'Baby Mama' promises laughter and that's what it delivers. The story centres around a 37 year old single career woman, Kate (Tina Fey) who's desperate to have a child. When she exhausts all option, she decides to seek the help of an agency lead by a 60-year old fertile mother (Sigourney Weaver). Through this agency, she meets Angie (Amy Poehler) who appears to be the answer to all her problems. However, not all is as it seems. Yes, the story is predictable and there are a few plot holes too. The execution is quite standard. Neither Dax Shepard nor Amy Poehler look like trailer trash. However, the humour is what keeps the viewers on their seat. Some of the lines had me laughing out loud. Fey and Poehler excellently work off one another. Their off-screen friendship seems to have worked for their benefit. Moreover, they are supported by a host of funny actors like Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin and Holland Taylor. It may not have a solid story, 'Baby Mama' offers enough laugh triggers to perhaps lighten ones mood.

baby movies can be amusing('Baby Boom')or they can be kind of awful('She's Having A Baby')or sometimes kind of freaky (the weird 'Baby's Day Out'). 'Baby Mama' is one of the funnier, more interesting ones.the whole surrogate mother thing is somewhat controversial, so it makes for more interesting viewing than your average 'baby' flick. i even wondered at times if some of the jokes were aimed at the 1985 surrogate documentary 'Paternal Instinct'("i worry you are too fat"). at least this movie didn't go as far as that documentary did and show close ups of Amy Poehler's vagina being inseminated. barf. don't remind me.Tina Fey and Poehler are pretty funny here and there is an amusing cameo-like role for Steve Martin who sports a long hair pony tail. Greg Kinnear is his usual likable self.it's hard to imagine a 'baby' flick being a great movie. that is of course not including the awesome 'Rosemary's Baby'. so i wouldn't say this is great cinema or a profound story, but if you like babies, and like a fairly funny film, then this is it.