Jan 17 2008'Baby Mama' Trailer Finds More Comedy in the Uterus
When Tina Fey discovers her inside ladyparts are broken, she recruits Amy Poehler to house her fetus, which, for some reason, also means they have to live together. Something like Dupree (of You, Me & fame), Poehler proves herself a crass, slow-witted, disgusting houseguest, and ends up teaching Fey an important lesson in childrearing (that caring for a child is much like having a white trash boarder) and friendship (I guess).
It it feels like you're saying "man, another pregnancy comedy?" as much as "man, another pregnancy?", I know exactly where you're coming from. But like Knocked Up and Juno before it, Baby Mama might have the talent to make it worthwhile, with the former Weekend Update anchors in lead roles. Plus, they've given it a new spin, where instead of treating the child as an unwanted mistake, they take the farcical path of pretending pregnancy could be not just allowed, but desired--sort of a prenatal Bizarro World for the child-fearing.*
*Apologies to happy parents and those who don't consider impregnating someone a top-five fear.
Reader Comments
1. proteon - January 17, 2008 5:14 PM
Im about to watch this trailer and I want to put five bucks down on Tina wearing her "look im smart not sexy" black framed glasses...
2. proteon - January 17, 2008 5:16 PM
Well I actually gasped aloud at the first shot of her sans frames but alas no, it's the Dianne Keaton syndrome whereby an actress will take any role so long as they can wear their regular daily a) hair b) makeup and c) wardrobe.
Listen, TAMPON IS WHITE!!!!
3. marge - January 17, 2008 5:30 PM
yeah well i don know what the hell you're talking about cause Juno was amazingly good. Ellen Page was nominated for best Actress.
4. Starchasm - January 17, 2008 5:46 PM
Jeez, another baby movie? It's like hollywood is suddenly populated by my mom trying to influence through not-so-subtle market flooding.
@3 Marge you might want to try READING the article before unleashing the teenage angst.
"But LIKE Knocked Up and Juno before it, Baby Mama MIGHT HAVE THE TALENT TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE." Which implies that Juno was worthwhile.
And nominated for best actress for what award? Not that nomination for any award actually means anything anymore.
5. RTH - January 17, 2008 6:57 PM
Is Poehler caught in mid-abortion of the baby in that pic..?
6. Turel Darcloak - January 17, 2008 9:06 PM
... wow.
7. Stanley - January 17, 2008 11:28 PM
I had fleeting hopes that this movie might involve both "Little Man" and "Big Momma's House".
8. cady - January 18, 2008 12:36 AM
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9. JustBuzzed - January 18, 2008 11:33 AM
Who hasn't peed in the sink because they couldn't figure out the toilet. You come back from a marathon drinking session and tell me if your intelligence doesn't go below a 7 year old.
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10. Serene - January 18, 2008 8:19 PM
I'll probably go see this. If not only for the fact that it's an "Amy Poehler isn't making a hideous face and looking like a sexually devoid chimera" vehicle.