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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Maybe Baby is a comedy adapted by Ben Elton from his novel Inconceivable which was inspired by Ben and his wife's real life problems in conceiving a baby. It stars Hugh Laurie as Sam, a frustrated BBC writer and Joely Richardson as Lucy, his wife who is desperate to have a baby.
Lucy decides that she and Sam should keep confidential, separate diaries on their thoughts a they undergo fertility treatment. This gives Sam an idea for a production and he takes a peak with disastrous results (though it all turns out OK in the end in true romantic comedy style!).
Maybe Baby is clearly an attempt by Elton and his cohorts to create a romcom to rival Richard Curtis / Hugh Grant vehicles such as Notting Hill and Love Actually. Although it arguably doesn't quite have the stamp of class of those films, it is an excellent feature which definitely didn't deserve the panning it received. Like most Elton productions, the supporting cast includes a number of characters who are there just for laughs to counteract the more serious lead plot. Particularly fine in this respect is Tom Hollander as Ewan Proclaimer, a gritty, modern Scottish director who is obsessed by drugs. Another very close-to-the-mark character (no prizes for guessing who) by Ben in an excellent well-made comedy which is well worth seeing.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This film is about a couple going through the reality of infertility and ivf. I really liked this film as its shows somthing very close to home, it helped me see the funny side of what im going through and it also showed the emotional side of ivf. I feel this helped me think about how it is all making me feel going through it at the moment. A very funny and sad film all in one well worth watching.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This may not be the best film in British film history, but it definitely covers issues which sadly remain taboo in today's society. Joely Richardson is arguably not in her element in the film, but her complicity with Hugh Laurie is definitely convincing. Hugh Laurie's portrayal of a desperate screenwriter drawing inspiration from his personal experience is touching (if, at times, slightly unrealistic). And Tom Hollander is brilliant. Vulgar, but brilliant. Shame about Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson, Joanna Lumley and Dawn French have such small roles, but nevertheless, I think that despite the film's numerous lows, the chemistry between Laurie and Richardson is undeniable, enabling the narration of a truly moving tale.
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Pants
Some of the worse acting I have seen in quite a while. Actually worth purchasing just to see how badly it can be done.
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by Fiona Mcclune
Great chick flick
I have to admit I bought this film because it was written by Ben Elton, and had some good Brit actors in it, but mainly because I just love James Purefoy. Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by Clare R. Davies
Cathartic experience for those in the know
If you have been so fortunate as to watch this movie in a proper movie theatre you could have spotted all the people who have actually been subjected to ART - those would have been... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2008 by Mermaid on the Dolphin's Back
Maybe baby?...we'll never know.
***POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!!***
I watched this last night and it has stayed with me right up until this morning. So why only three stars you ask? Read more
I watched this last night and it has stayed with me right up until this morning. So why only three stars you ask? Read more
Published on 7 April 2008 by Sue Lewendon
Nice movie
This might not be an actual masterpiece of movie history, but I think it is a lot nicer movie than some other commentators gave it credit for. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2006 by Laine Minna
waste of talent
What a waste of (some) good actors! We *know* Hugh Laurie can act, as can Tom Hollander, as can Adrian Lester, etc, etc. What on earth happened? Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2006 by Ellie
Maybe baby, maybe not!
Ben Elton's book,Inconceivable, was very good and very funny (and sad). I was really looking forward to the film, but what a disappointment. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2006
Not actually funny
I read the book (Inconceivable) and thought that the film would be equally good. Unfortunately, it just isn't funny; maybe the comic timing was just bad. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2005 by Ms. D. Molloy
And one star is generous! ...
This film must be in the running for worst British film. (And I'm someone who has a fondness for British romcoms. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2005
worst film ever?
not a helpful review but it has to be said, this film to quote one of the charicatured characters is SHEEITE, i'd rather try and conceive with an excited hillbilly while his... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2004 by "poiple-films"
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