Mitzi @ the Movies

BABY MAMA
- Mitzi J. Johnson



Hello. I am Mitzi and I am a writer. I like to sing, dance and eat chocolate. I love to watch movies. I like to play table tennis and am quite a good cook. I have plants and a goldfish named Lowell. So, I just thought I would let you into a tiny bit of my world. K, movin' on. This next film made me laugh quite a number of times. Oh, by the way, HAPPY 2009!!!!!

BABY MAMA

PG-13

Length: 99 minutes

Director: MICHAEL MCCULLERS

Cast: TINA FEY, AMY POEHLER, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, GREG KINNEAR, ROMANY MALCO, DAX SHEPARD, MAURA TIERNEY, HOLLAND TAYLOR

Genres: Comedy

Other Features: Color; interactive menus; scene access; deleted scenes; alternate ending; writer/director's commentary; producer and cast commentary; making-of featurette; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: LEGACY OF LAUGHTER

Screen Formats: Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles:
English SDH, French, Spanish

Language and Sound:
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1

Original Release Date: 2008

Soooo, you got two very funny ladies from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and you got a semi-funny script. You also got SIGOURNEY WEAVER (ALIENS) as a supporting character. You'd think this film would be super brill, alas, it 'tis not. It is funny, though and has some really great moments. TINA FEY (30 ROCK) is a business woman who waited too long to have kids and now she wants one, but is told her uterus is too old. She decides to hire a surrogate, AMY POEHLER (SAT NIGHT LIVE). I think it is set in Philadelphia. Okay. I thought that AMY POEHLER was hilarious. I wish she had been in more of the scenes and that the script would have been up to her comedic skills. SIGOURNEY WEAVER was great. TINA FEY was good, but I thought there were moments where she just fell flat. The script was probably the prob. I thought it bit too basic and predictable. However, some of the lines were really, really funny. The guy who played AMY POEHLER's boyfriend was pretty good, too. I also, liked that the leads in this comedy were women. They have the talent to stand up to the guy comedic actors and give them a run for their money. MORE AMY POEHLER, please. She is awesome. The chemistry between the two actresses clicks. I think they just needed a better script to really be great. However, it is way worth the watch. Don't forget to search Marin Real Estate, when you have time. The market is beginning to turn around.

Ciao,

Mitzi

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