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Over the moon about starting a family, TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don't stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-c... read more read more...razy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy's husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who's expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler. Photographer Holly is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child, but her husband Alex isn't so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a "dudes" support group, where new fathers get to tell it like it really is. And rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco's surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date? -- (C) Lionsgate

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Kirk Jones

Release Date: May 18, 2012

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  • MovieGeek13
    May 24, 2012
    MovieGeek13
    So I looked around the semi-crowded theatre halfway through What to Expect When You're Expecting. It was Tuesday night in the beaches, so cheap movie day!!!! As I looked around, I counted how many guys were dragged into this movie by their significant other, and from this number,... read more I began to think about how many of these guys are in that stage of their relationship where talk of having babies has become one of the more front and centre topics of discussion. Once the credits rolled, I knew that even if those guys weren't having this discussion before, they damn sure will be now on the drive home.
    I can't imagine too many teens running to the multiplexes to see this one. This is solely for the ladies in their late twenties to early forties who are either thinking of becoming mothers or already are ones and are using this movie as a way of looking back on their pregnancy days to laugh about them. So clearly I was not the target audience here, and I don't think I have the authority to accurately critique such a film. But here I go anyway.
    What to Expect When You're Expecting seems to be a product from all the pregnancy books and manuals out there (it's based on one such book). The writers and makeup artists have definitely done their research, not only in accurately depicting the pregnancy bulge, the raging hormones, and the desire for both women and men to want children, but they've created a whole ensemble cast of characters that are all going through different kinds of personal trials. We have the teens who accidentally get pregnant, we have the groups of fathers who are charged with taking care of the kids, we have the infertile 30 something who is looking to adopt, and we have different women experiencing different kinds of pregnancy pains. Within all that, we are supposed to laugh at the jokes, the sometimes witty lines, ooo and aww at the cute moments, and then the babies are born. Lesson to learn: pregnancy is hell but it's all worth it once the baby is born.
    This movie didn't offend me. It wasn't stupid, and some of the jokes were actually quite funny. But I think the over-saturation of characters and the "aw gush" ending still couldn't make me connect with it. Maybe it's because this movie wasn't made for me. But then I remember how much I loved Juno and Knocked Up and how much more satisfying those movies were....
  • mdcoxx
    May 30, 2012
    mdcoxx
    it was typical, and generic. Clumping a bunch of celeberties together in a not very good movie and expecting to make a buck off of it. Jennifer Lopez was terrible in the film. The film goes back and forth between serveral couples having babies. It just wan't very good. I don't kn... read moreow what I was expecing from the film but I didn't get it. Two stars is a stretch.
  • wumeixian
    May 25, 2012
    wumeixian
    It's an okay mother's day movie. Anything with Jennifer Lopez in it is just weak...but elizabeth banks was pretty good.
  • hazard550
    May 24, 2012
    hazard550
    It is okay and there is a few laugh. I may be a good movie for those who don't know what to expect out of pregnancy. This is the movie. Almost like Back Up Plan.
  • fb562609825
    May 17, 2012
    fb562609825
    Starts off slow with mediocre jokes...a few are laugh out loud. There are two characters that are consistently hilarious. The movie is best in the last half hour. In theatres Friday, May 18th.
  • JHeafitz
    May 16, 2012
    JHeafitz
    Don't expect much from this film. Glad to see Mr. Shue from Glee is branching out. Most likely appeals to women more than men. The movie seemed all over the place intertwining stories when I would have preferred to see just one. The Dude's club had potential to be funny but wasn't.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
May 24, 2012
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Technically the genre isn't beneath contempt. But this movie is. Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 18, 2012
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Babies are cute and expectant parents often aren't. That kind of sums up What to Expect When You're Expecting. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
May 18, 2012
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Director Kirk Jones and screenwriters Shauna Cross and Heather Hach consistently fall back on corny music and slow-motion to try to get laughs. Very little of this movie feels risky, or even frisky. Full Review

William Goss
May 18, 2012
William Goss, Film.com

Patently contrived to deliver the safer side of pregnancy-related humor over the course of five tidily intersecting plot lines. Full Review

Jennie Punter
May 18, 2012
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail

It's a sitcom-y ensemble film (complete with product placement) that feels like you're flipping around the TV dial. Full Review

Tom Long
May 18, 2012
Tom Long, Detroit News

"What to Expect" rolls out this shocking revelation: Having kids is a messy and complicated process. Full Review

Farran Smith Nehme
May 18, 2012
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

The film is dully shot and so predictably plotted, you could tick off the items like you're packing a bag for the delivery room. Full Review

Stephanie Merry
May 18, 2012
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post

The movie turns out to be a little of everything yet succeeds only occasionally at anything. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
May 17, 2012
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

"What to Expect" isn't an inspired movie, but a manufactured one, but one with some laughs and some moments. Full Review

Claudia Puig
May 17, 2012
Claudia Puig, USA Today

What audiences should expect is a tone-deaf, superficial, charmless ensemble rom-com, focused on five attractive, but uninteresting, couples. Full Review

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