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Our reviewers say that Saturday Night Live alumni Tina Fey and current Weekend Update host Amy Poehler are “a match made in heaven” in their new film Baby Mama. One comedy fan raves “This movie was great. I was laughing pretty much the whole way through.” The plot follows Kate (Tina Fey) and her interaction with surrogate mother Grace (Amy Poehler), an odd match. Fey’s character is a “responsible mother-want-to-be” opposite Poehler’s Angie who has “no concept of what’s appropriate and what’s not, she doesn’t know how to really fit into adult life whatsoever.” The result is comedy gold, according to our reviewers. Also, watch for Steve Martin to steal a few scenes as Kate’s boss. Fans of Tina Fey should also check out our reviews of Mean Girls.

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A chick flick I actually enjoyed!

MAY

2008

Amy Poehler & Tina Fey are great together in this movie. I've been a fan of both of them for awhile now, but seeing them together in this movie was the best they've ever been! Amy Poehler plays surrogate mother, Angie, who is just like a big kid herself. She has no concept of what's appropriate...

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an infrequent movie goer, a comedy fan

jasyjen
Jacksonville, NC

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Baby boom is not quite a bust

NOV

2008

I got my hopes up for Baby Mama, a comedy by the hot Saturday Night Live team of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. It's not a bad movie and it has respectable preformances and a few laughs, but it's not a laugh-a-minute comedy. Still, Baby Mama is worth seeing with your significant other on a night when...

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looking for something different, looking to be entertained

bkovacs
Annandale, VA

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Left Smiling, But Not Laughing As Much As I Wanted To

Movie Reviewer, A Big Giant Sap, a storyteller

APR

2008

I don't know what it is about Saturday Night Live veterans that make the move to film. They're either wildly successful, like Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, and Will Ferrell, or they can never quite get it going like Kevin Nolan, Julia Sweeney, and Joe Piscopo. With the news that two of the more recent veterans of the show, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, were doing the film Baby Mama together, I wanted to think it would be just terrific, but I just wasn't too sure.

I came away from it having definitely laughed, and if you've seen the previews with Poehler peeing in the sink and asking the LaMaze expert... review »

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LauraBelle
South Elgin, IL

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are a match made in heaven

a comedy fan

MAY

2008

This movie was really good and hilariously funny. Everyone thinks babies are adorable, and this movie really looks at the funny side of pregnancy. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler work really well together, both on SNL and in this movie. Its also really amazing that the characters are totally different but end up changing the other in an unexpected way, i.e. free spirited Angie tries to get uptight Kate to loosen up a little while Kate teaches Angie how to be a mom.

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Bearluvr15
Port Jefferson, NY

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Hilarious!

comedy fan, waiting for the DVD

JUN

2008

This movie was great. I was laughing pretty much the whole way through. There were also those moments where you just wanted to cry. It was kind of like a comedy/chick flick mix. There is something for everyone(except maybe children) in this movie. I definitely recommend seeing it. I know I will be at the store buying the DVD as soon as I can!

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jwolter
Milwaukee, WI

Funny Actors, Funny Movie.

waiting for the DVD, a comedy fan

JAN

2009

Baby Mama was a funny movie. I was waiting for the movie to come out on DVD, once it came out i couldn't wait to rent it. Great actors, they are entertaining to watch. Just hope no one is really like that in real life. It's a movie you can watch once, and maybe not care to watch it again.

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merv86
Alexandria, VA

One Baby Mama you won't avoid! =]

a comedy fan, health conscious, value conscious, practical

OCT

2008

Maybe I'm just a fan of these two woman in Baby Mama, but I loved the movie!
I never imagined the twist it took, because the previews never even hinted at it! And it gave insight to two different worlds, without really being too serious.

Great movie!

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pinkglitters02
San Diego, CA

Pretty Funny

a comedy fan, on the road again

APR

2008

Baby Mama was pretty funny. It really had an upscale touch it; a little bit more down to earth. It was funny and worth going to see again.

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SherrieJones
Hackensack, NJ

amusing

Rated on October 13, 2008

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hanksplace
Gloucester, MA

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Movie Title	Baby Mama
Format Type	In theatres
Key Information	Directors Michael McCullers Stars Amy Poehler Actors Romany Malco Genre Comedies Subgenre Comedy MPAA Rating PG-13 (MPAA) Available Formats DVD UPC 025195041997 Release Date 2008 Running Time 1hr 39min
Languages	Original Language English
DVD Editions	DVD Editions DVD1hr 39minUniversal Studios Home VideoSeptember 09, 2008PG-13 (MPAA)025195041997
Credits	Screenwriter Michael McCullers
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews (04/25/2008, Bill Zwecker): "[W]hile it is hilariously funny, BABY MAMA also makes some poignant statements about the nature...