Duo shines in "Baby Mama"
By Abigail Dredge
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: Entertainment
As a date movie, "Baby Mama"serves up an innocent romance between Kate and Rob, played by Greg Kinnear, a smoothie shop owner perpetually plagued with threats by the evil corporate "Jamba Juice."
The sweet quirkiness between the two is enough to suffice for the more established pair in the audience. However, for a first date any movie dealing with pregnancy is bound to scare one's potential better half off.
The entirely refreshing aspect of "Baby Mama" was its ability to expose the cold reality of many motivated women today in a simple yet comically ironic way. While Kate is extremely proud of herself for conquering promotion after promotion in a male-dominated business, she has inadvertently failed as a woman to reproduce.
After fruitless years of trying with the help of a fertility clinic, Kate feels disheartened and hopeless. The status of women today is defined by their ability to do all.
The full time mother and employee is no easy feat, and in most scenarios mothers will sacrifice their occupational goals for their children. The alternative consequence is far more devastating, rendering women doomed to face some feeling of failure.
"Baby Mama" may not necessarily intrigue the average college student but certainly satiates any current "SNL" fan. Using parodies drawn from recent "SNL" skits, "Baby Mama" manages to convert slapstick short-bit comedy into a well-paced, sentimental, and contrastingly hilarious film. For anyone who finds themselves rolling with laughter when witnessing Tina Fey and Amy Poehler during "SNL's" "Weekend Update", "Baby Mama" is waiting for your appreciation.
Abigail Dredge is a third-year student at West Chester University majoring in English. She can be reached at AD615398@wcupa.edu.
The sweet quirkiness between the two is enough to suffice for the more established pair in the audience. However, for a first date any movie dealing with pregnancy is bound to scare one's potential better half off.
The entirely refreshing aspect of "Baby Mama" was its ability to expose the cold reality of many motivated women today in a simple yet comically ironic way. While Kate is extremely proud of herself for conquering promotion after promotion in a male-dominated business, she has inadvertently failed as a woman to reproduce.
After fruitless years of trying with the help of a fertility clinic, Kate feels disheartened and hopeless. The status of women today is defined by their ability to do all.
The full time mother and employee is no easy feat, and in most scenarios mothers will sacrifice their occupational goals for their children. The alternative consequence is far more devastating, rendering women doomed to face some feeling of failure.
"Baby Mama" may not necessarily intrigue the average college student but certainly satiates any current "SNL" fan. Using parodies drawn from recent "SNL" skits, "Baby Mama" manages to convert slapstick short-bit comedy into a well-paced, sentimental, and contrastingly hilarious film. For anyone who finds themselves rolling with laughter when witnessing Tina Fey and Amy Poehler during "SNL's" "Weekend Update", "Baby Mama" is waiting for your appreciation.
Abigail Dredge is a third-year student at West Chester University majoring in English. She can be reached at AD615398@wcupa.edu.
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