- Director: Tyler Spindel
- Screenplay: Julie Paiva, Amy Schumer
- Cast: Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, Will Forte
- Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
- Editing: Stuart Dryburgh
- Score: Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Genre: Comedy
- Runtime: 98 minutes
Unprofessional teacher Lainy Newton (Amy Schumer) has always wanted to be a mother. So when her bestie Kate (Jillian Bell) gets pregnant before her, Lainy feels jealous of her and also of another expectant mom, her work colleague Shirley, who’s much younger than her. Lainy is in her 40s, which doesn’t help matters, so decides to don a fake belly to live the pregnancy experience the easy way.
Compliments are offered from pedestrians, commuters give up their seats on the subway. It’s all of the perks of gestation without the rampant hormones, morning sickness and weird cravings. Of course people would think Amy Schumer was preggers for real; her face is bloated enough to convince you she’s with child. Talk about having a bun in the oven – she’s eaten the whole damn bakery.
While the humour (comprised of pratfalls and a constant barrage of smut) definitely doesn’t land, the simply outrageous premise keeps your eyes glued to the screen. Can Lainy keep this charade up in front of her new friend Megan (yet another pregnant woman) and love interest Josh (Will Forte)? Lie upon lie, spinning out a tangled spider’s web; each untruth making the situation even more ridiculous to the point Lainy resorts to shoving a turkey up her jumper as a makeshift bump.
Given Schumer’s résumé, it shocked me how tolerable it was. Faint praise indeed. I mean, she has zero comic timing but I was expecting something way worse. This ‘comedy’ (coated in Netflix’s glossy high production values) was strangely watchable. I must be ill.
My rating: 6 / 10
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