Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
Throughout, Sonja Bennett embodies slackness as an affectation, not a raw response to a culture of authenticity-killing productivity.
Canada · 2014
1h 49m
Director Jacob Tierney
Starring Sonja Bennett, James Caan, Danny Trejo, Paul Campbell
Genre Comedy, Drama
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A 35-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends.
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
Throughout, Sonja Bennett embodies slackness as an affectation, not a raw response to a culture of authenticity-killing productivity.
There's satiric comedy to be mined from the conflicting messages society still sends about pregnancy, motherhood, and women's worth, but the script isn't smart enough to explore them.
An amusing, extravagantly implausible farce that nonetheless makes a pointed argument about the perceived marginalization of childless women in modern society.
Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh
This treatise on what to expect when you're not expecting offers up biting cultural satire with a hearty dose of humanity and humor to boot.
The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger
The movie’s flaw is that it mixes tones. Ruth, her relatives and her fellow workers are realistically played, but her gal-pal buddies are caricatures.
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