Baby Mama (2008) A romantic comedy that is better than the majority you'll see. This had enough spunk, creativity and laughs to over come the inevitable predictability and stereotypical characters that this genre thrives upon. It was the chemistry between Tina Fay and Amy Poehler that really made this film and the same script in lesser hands could have fallen to the low levels of repetitive drivel that Drew Barrymore films usually make their home. Some of the characters were extremely one-dimensional, the redneck boyfriend of Amy Poehler and the kind-hearted smoothie-maker not withstanding but there were entertaining background characters as well. Steve Martin made me laugh a couple of times in this film, a feat he has failed to accomplish for many years, and Romany Malco was good as the bellboy with a heart of gold. Of course you saw the ending coming within the first half-hour, you'd seen a lot of the gags done before, but nevertheless it was still an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. ******* 7/10.
