Baby Mama [DVD]

Favorite movie ever, basically every spec of this film is perfect from the writing to the soundtrack to the cast to the set design to the cinematography to the comedic timing I cannot express how great this film is

Baby Mama provokes belly laughs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are today's reigning champs of a comedy tandem. From their works on Saturday Night Live to the Golden Globe Awards, every time I watch them, I end up rolling on the floor with deep, hoarse sounding belly laughs. They are funny. They are hysterical. They are hilarious. In the same vein as Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy, Fey and Poehler have that special comedy connection, combination that make them the best working team in comedy today. I watched this movie "Baby Mama" for one reason only. Or I should say two reasons: Fey and Poehler. What a tandem! Just thinking about them, I laugh hours after the movie credits have rolled. They work so well together, seeing one, I expect to see the other. This hilarious comedy sets off with Fey, a 37-year-old, corporate, career woman, wanting a baby. Due to biological reasons, she needs a surrogate mother . So she sets out to find one. After reviewing possibilities on the web, she turns her attention to a surrogate biz operated by Sigourney Weaver. Once they review the potential mothers, Poehler is picked to be the surrogate mother. Even though Poehler has her own life with a less than a highly, desirable boyfriend, she agrees to be the surrogate mother, and moves in to Fey's upscale, luxury apartment. The plot is interesting. Yet the reason I watched this movie is simply because of Fey and Poehler. I remember the days they appeared together on SNL, Saturday Night Live, and later on the Golden Globe Awards. Their timing together is immaculate. Just like the great comedy tandems of yesteryear. They are the first female comedy team to really take off. Throughout the history of TV and the Movies, it has always been male comedy teams like Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, Abbott and Costello, and Laurel and Hardy. No more. Fey and Poehler re in sync, and are the hottest comedy team in show biz today.. Directed by Michael McCullers "Baby Mama" is a fun, comedy to watch. Why? Two reasons already stated. And it's not because of Abbott and Costello. I think Fey and Poehler's contract to do the Golden Globes in 2016 still needs to be renewed. Nonetheless, I know something will happen to see them again. They are too hysterical to just disappear from the screen.

In "Baby Mama", you will see one of the best comedy-writing, and acting teams in Tina Fey (Kate) and Amy Poehler (Angie) portraying opposites attract... Eventually. Their first movie and possibly their best for comedic value; every other statement between these two or the ensemble cast filled with cameo roles is hysterical. Kate is a career woman who held off having a baby until later in life for furthering her career while a free-spirited and partying Angie just goes with the flow in life and is able to help out by carrying a baby for Kate as a surrogate. When a pregnant Angie winds up under the same roof as Kate, the laughs, mishaps, and fun begin. With Kate being so straight-laced and monetarily successful, Angie is completely fun loving and rebels against her opposite, stick in the mud, personality type. These two experience together how it is in the world for the other woman. Even though there may not be a lot of understanding of it at first, there is a lot of growing compassion between the pair. But could these two ever develop a friendship? It is a truly funny twisting turning unexpected roller coaster ride of estrogen on steroids. Make no mistake though, with this full cast of characters, the guys have you laughing just as much too. The relationships aren't only concerning women alone. Check out Steve Martin's role in this as I thought he was another side-splitter. I laughed through this whole film so I had to immediately watch it again to hear what I missed. It is still just as funny anytime I watch it...

Comedy Legends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in one of my favorite movies they co-starred together in. Makes me want Jamba Juice. My friend learned a lot about women's fertility through this, and they're not wrong in the science, so it's also a good watch to show friends who are curios about birth and stuff. Great appearance by Dax Shepard ("if it's a boy, I'm gonna marry ya")

I was somewhat offended when I read the bad reviews here! i loved this movie! I'm usually not a Tina Fey fan, but I loved her character in this movie, and especially the dynamic with Amy Poehler. Their relationship is so funny in this movie. There aren't a ton of jokes, but they just really bring out the best in each other. The supporting characters are also just that......characters!! Really funny, weird characters that would make you look twice in real life. I mean....Steve Martin as the hippie boss who tries to "give people his mojo?" And Tina Fey's reactions? Love it!!

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.

Still funny every time I watch it. Brilliant comedians, brilliant performances. This is a classic we have to watch every year.

It's been a long time since I've watched a good old fashioned comedy that was funny and not trying to do too much. The movie is not full of gratuitous sexuality, violence, drama, etc. It's the perfect movie when you want to watch something entertaining that will make you laugh. It's not trying to be anything other than a funny comedy, and it does that perfectly. If you want something philosophical with an underlying existential meaning, then this isn't it. If you want something you can discuss over dinner, this isn't it. This is a comedy that will entertain you, be a good distraction, and most importantly make you laugh. Nothing more, nothing less.