andaniismira

(2013-05-19 20:24:39)

for me, as a woman, I really feel the movie!

I like the way the story goes, the point of view and everything aboutit. Like I said, I love it because its so woman. The movie tells us howevery mother who's expecting baby(s) is so excited, worry, and waitingfor a moment when they finally can see their baby.I can say Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz are total in taking theirrole in that movie.Its a mixed of comedy and drama. Although its real that most of ushaving baby, but whats shown in this movie doesn't really reflect whatreally happen in the real world. Their healthy and needs are well takencare in the movie. In fact, its not always like that.It's up to you if you think I overrated this movie but it touched myheart as a woman. You will see in the movie how your mother felt whenshe were expecting you :)

meeza

(2013-05-19 05:40:28)

Not so great expectations

I expected at least a bit more creativity in the rom-com "What toExpect When You're Expecting". Sure I knew it is a prototype chickflick, and yes I am aware I am a male humanoid. But please, did youexpect me to enjoy the ridiculous and humdrum scenes of this movie. Letme start with the embryonic part of this review. "What to Expect WhenYou're Expecting" focuses on several stories of women and theirpregnancies and adoptions. One story is of a reality-show hostcelebrity Jules who unexpectedly gets pregnant by another reality-showhost celebrity Evan; their biggest quarrel is if the child should becircumcised; I don't know about you but that just does not cut it forme in sheer entertainment. Another one is the neurotic Wendy who hasdesperately tried to get pregnant with her formerly-obese hubby Gary;and low and behold the unexpected happens one day and Wendy is inpregoland. Yet another yawning story is of Holly, a photographer who isnot able to get pregnant so decides to get all Angelina-Jolied byadopting an African orphan. And then there is Gary's father Ramsey whoimpregnates his young stunning wife Skyler, who goes through thepregnancy experience as if nothing; which is pretty close to what thismovie was. And I am not even touching the part of a quartet of sugarpark daddies who are part of a creepy paternal cult that walk theirbabies on strollers in the park; but what do you expect from DirectorKirk Jones' dismal film. The only story that I found semi-appealing wasof young Rosie and Marco; Rosie unexpectedly gets pregnant from aone-night stand experience from the Don de Marco, and it authenticallyincorporates within their relationship. But this movie in the end,beginning, and middle did not even have one ounce of creativity, nothanks to Shauna Cross and Heather Hach's mechanical screenplay. Thecast of this movie decided not to labor it too much with tons of sillyperformances from the likes of Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, ChrisRock, Elizabeth Banks, and Dennis Quaid; many of these establishedactors have been known to deliver worthy performances; but not in thisdelivery. I did think that the up- and-coming Anna Kendrick was genuinewith her performance as Rosie. And Rebel Wilson was a rebel with acause with her comedic performance as Wendy's assistant Janice.Nevertheless, I rather go through a cesarean section then revisit theawful sections of "What to Expect When You're Expecting". It is mybirth right to proclaim this movie as one of the worst movies of 2012.** Needs Improvement

alattawi90

(2013-05-16 21:13:29)

The Poor Movie Of The Century

Except The Hottness Of The Actress Involved , I really Expect NOTHING ,& Honestly , Without Pacticipation Of Anna Kendrick , I wouldn't BotherMy Self To Watch ..I Love Anna Kendrick & I Wish Not Featured at anycrab movie like this one She's Really talented , Just Need a role thatshe can explode her abilities , Up In The Air for example.. For Cameron, Jennifer , Eli , We used to watch'em in this kind of poor moviesa Very Poor Movie , No Sense Of Humor, No Event , Nothing.. Just The Beauty Of Anna , Jennifer and Eli , I don't Know On What EarthCameron Diaz Is Hot ! The Only Favour this movie give , Is Chris rock ,welcome back man

Matthew Stechel

(2013-05-16 06:37:38)

so help me i kinda liked it., its breezy--but often enjoyably breezy..

i literally only saw this as a way to kill two hours. I get all dressedup in my nice job interview suit and get to where i have to be only tobe told to come back in about three hours. Three hours--but how am igonna kill that time---grumble grumble grumble--fine so here's thelocal theater--and the only show time for anything that fits is thismovie...and i'm kinda gritting my teeth at the lady in the ticket boothlike ugh maybe i should just go to starbucks or something--but i don'twanna spend two hours sitting there pretending to be staring at myphone but really just thinking about how badly i need a job at thispoint--so i reluctantly go back inside and say fine--one please--and loand behold---what to expect when you're expecting...and it wasn't a badway to kill two hours! (i know high praise!) Did i rate this moviebetter then i would of because it was simply a far far far less painfulmovie then i assumed it would be? possibly. was i also engaged in themultiple story lines and feel that the actors involved did a good jobconveying the problems and conflicted feelings they're supposed to befeeling in a way that felt true and somewhat lifelike while havingthese various problems? i was and surprisingly yes for the most part.The weak link here i think has got to be the whole Cameron Diaz plotline part---i understood why they included it--she's kind of the gluefor everyone else in the movie, she's the host of a reality show thatthe other characters all either follow or are forced to follow--- but inever thought there was any pay off to her storyline (nor was therereally much of a reason to keep cutting back to her except for her tofret and argue with her hubby) and her chemistry with the teacher fromGlee was rather non-existent...but that's OK--when you have five or sixplot lines they can't all be grade A, and that's also OK when youconsider that the plot lines involving Elizabeth Banks, and her husbandBen Falcone are both solid. (i spent the entire movie saying tomyself--who IS this guy??? air-marshal from Bridesmaids--but i sweari'd seen him in other things too---he's quite good as the schlubbyeveryman and should have a fairly nice career if the gods are good...he's embittered about his super competitive dad played by Dennis quiadshowing him up at everything including having a baby apparently.,,andwhile the plot line is largely played for laughs--Falcone does anexcellent job at showing you the underlying tension and stress thatthat relationship is causing him) The plot line involving Anna Kendrickand Chance Crawford ends up being surprisingly engaging even if it kindof peters out in the last half hour or so-- the plot line involving thegroup of dads (who also never really function as anything other thensight gags and a springboard for various one liners here andthere--lord they're almost kind of like a Greek chorus of fatherhoodfears and vices--with Chris Rock as the leader of course.) almost madeup for the fact that the plot line they're supposed to be in is also abit on the weak side--altho i did like how the group dynamics andrelationship to one another kind of almost form their own movie really.and for what its worth i thought Jennifer Lopez and the actor whoplayed her husband did an adequate job conveying their frustrations athaving difficulties conceiving, anxiety about adopting, and eventuallyovercoming any fears they might have at being parents. (Adequate can bea good thing sometimes--neither one thankfully overdoes it on thedramatics or suddenly lapses into hysterics--they both keep it lifelikeand nicely low key enough in giving voice to their variousapprehensions) I'm not about to say this is the greatest movie evermade about becoming a parent---some of the jokes are too spacey and notexactly the stuff of life (Elizabeth Banks owns a bookstore and wrote abook called The Breast of Life--haha???--the woman who works with herwho was also in bridesmaids is a bit of a dim bulb and not quitesomeone you'd meet in real life--but she did have a great one linerabout wanting to take a 15 minute facebook break.) but the emotions andmisgivings the characters all feel about becoming a parent and worryingfrantically about messing it all up felt real and honest enough that ithink its fairly easy to overlook some of the not so great stuff in themovie---and the performances were all real and honest enough that itwas easy to look past some of the more cartoonish elements thatsometimes popped up here and there throughout---heck i even thought theresolution between Ben Falcone and his lifelong anger at his dad DennisQuaid was really really sweet even if that plot line had mostly beenplayed for cartoonish laughs, the resolution felt heartfelt enough.What i'm trying to say is this movie is somehow both better then youthink it would be and yet somehow also exactly what you think it is.does that make any sense? Kind of.

werefox08

(2013-05-15 14:14:31)

I Am An Optimist.....I Expected A Movie

What to Expect When Your Expecting is one of those movies that is tooclever to be funny---too boring to be interesting and too bad to betrue. It makes me think....directors in Hollywood make one of thesebecause there easy to make, and because they truly believe that theaverage I.Q. of Rom.Com.(is this a Rom.Com. ??) fans is between 95 and99. The jokes ?? would be unacceptable in ANY Sienfeld episode. Most ofthe acting is not what you will be expecting....its self conscious andembarrassing. The performances of Chris Rock and Dennis Quaid save thisfrom being completely disastrous. This is a movie you watch when you----need to cut the grass. Its a film that dating couples will go tosee....and feel....O.K. about it. Infatuation is a strange thing.

Amy Adler

(2013-05-14 21:52:55)

What a nice flick, perhaps there should be theaters AND reviewers just for female oriented films

In the Los Angeles area, five women are approaching motherhood indifferent ways. First, Jules (Cameron Diaz), a weight loss expert andtelevision personality, met her dream guy on a Dancing Stars show.After a brief relationship, she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant.Then there's Holly (Jennifer Lopez), who has tried for years toconceive, and is now at the point of adoption with her husband (RodrigoSantoro). They have just gone through a stressful interview process. Asfor motherhood-theme store owner Wendy (Elizabeth Banks), she, too, hashad trouble with fertility but when she and her husband (Ben Falcone)stop "planned encounters", she becomes happily pregnant. Wouldn't youknow her wealthy father-in-law (Dennis Quaid) and his trophy wife,Skyler (Brooklyn Decker) have twins in their near future! Finally, fastfood truck operator Rosie (Anna Kendrick) has the dumb luck to run intoa very cute fellow food seller (Chace Crawford), who she knew in highschool. After a one-night stand, the duo find themselves pregnant andconfused. As these ladies go through their nine month journeys, whatwill they encounter? Along the way, the men get advice from "The DudeClub" (Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon, and others) who regularly walk theiroffspring in a nearby park! Will any of the dads start running for thehills? This is quite a fine flick about expectant mothers and fathers.It tackles the various roads to parenthood and the very differentexperiences for each couple. The cast, very large, is wonderful. Not tobe catty, but Diaz has obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery forshe has a sparkling rejuvenated look. However, that is small potatoesnext to the nice performance she and the others give the audience. Thescript is loaded with humor and drama, making one laugh and cry atintervals. Then, too, the direction has just the right pace and tonewhile the sets and costumes are outstanding as well. Dear ladies, don'tlet anyone persuade you from seeing a film that celebrates a topic nearand dear to female hearts. Go and expect great things, you'll betickled.

Pumpkin_Man

(2013-05-11 04:01:37)

Not as Great as I Was Expecting!!!

I understand this movie is inspired by the best-selling pregnancy book,but it's very different. The book itself is only shown twice in thewhole movie. There were some cute funny moments, and sad heart-breakingmoments. My favorite performance was Elizabeth Banks as Wendy. Herportrayal seemed the most accurate. Anna Kendrick as Rosie was prettydepressing. Jennifer Lopez as Holly was tender-hearted. She is unableto conceive and adopts an Ethiopian child. Cameron Diaz as Jules wasnothing too special. She is a celebrity host of a weight-loss show.Holly's husband, Alex isn't sure if he's ready to become a parent, sothey send him to the Dude's Group. If you like romantic comedies andbaby stories, you might enjoy WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING!!!

TxMike

(2013-05-10 16:00:46)

Inoffensive rom-com, my wife and I enjoyed it for light entertainment.

With a title like "What to Expect When You Are Expecting", you prettywell know what the whole movie is about. Its fun comes from havingquite a number of different "couples" getting pregnant around the sametime and seeing how each deals with it.First billing goes to Cameron Diaz as TV fitness personality Jules. Herhusband is Matthew Morrison (of 'Glee Club') as Evan. But she is onlyone of the big name stars, including Jennifer Lopez as Holly, who wantsto have a child but can't so she and her husband, seek adoption of ayoung child from an African nation. Elizabeth Banks is Wendy, pregnant with one while her younger "stepmon"Brooklyn Decker (Andy Roddick's wife) as Skyler is about to have twins.There is also a side story of Chace Crawford as Marco pursuing AnnaKendrick (of the funny legs) as Rosie, and after a passionate "quickie"she finds herself pregnant. While they are figuring out what to do, shehas a miscarriage.Dennis Quaid is in his humorous good form as Ramsey, wealthy formerracing legend, married to Skyler. Chris Rock has mostly a straight roleas Vic , one of a band of dads who take their young children for walksin strollers in the park in Atlanta.This is just entertaining fluff, but it was a bit more entertainingthan we expected. There's a lot of witty, funny dialog at times.

sa8713

(2013-05-08 01:04:48)

entertaining

This wasn't completely what i was expecting when i rented it, but nottoo disappointed. I watched it with a friend and since i was pregnanthe constantly looked over at me and said is that true. Some thingsapplied to me, but most things that they were saying just made me wantto scream. I loved the part when mrs.cooper cracked and told the wholeaudience at her speech the "ugly truth" about being pregnant. I alsoloved the guys in the baby group. Im actually nervous about the thingsthat the father wont tell me happened when they were together, mostlybecause he has never been with a kid before, but when its on a movieits hilarious.

Farid_Hijab_Nadweed

(2013-05-07 05:49:47)

Copy of a Bollywood Movie

As a Indian, I was very pleased to see that for once Hollywood is notcopying a Asian hit, but a little known but very funny Bollywood one!!!What a surprise. And indeed, it is virtually a carbon copy of 'Do KnotDisturb' but without the Bollywood songs, extra unnecessary scripting,chaotic direction, etc. What to Expect When You're Expecting actuallymanages to ruin the funniness of an otherwise great story.The reviews of What to Expect When You're Expecting are deservedlynegative, however to quote just one reviewer of 'Do Knot Disturb' "it'sthe best comedy i have seen in a decade. Charming slapstick, shades ofChaplin, witty dialogue and hilarious twists and turns." So people ifyou went to see Do Knot Disturb with these expectations but came awaydisappointed, please find yourself a subtitled copy of 'Do KnotDisturb' and you will be endlessly entertained.

Hellmant

(2013-05-03 23:54:32)

Insulting to the miracle of child birth and anyone involved with it!

'WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING': One Star (Out of Five) A so-called comedy about several couples going through the ups anddowns of childbirth. The movie features an ensemble cast of differentcelebrities including Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks,Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison,Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone, Chris Rock and Dennis Quaid. It wasdirected by Kirk Jones (who's directed much better movies like'EVERYBODY'S FINE' and 'WAKING NED DEVINE') and written by Heather Hachand Shauna Cross (who wrote the much better 'WHIP IT' as well as thenovel it was based on). This film is based on the pregnancy guide (ofthe same name) by Heidi Murkoff. The movie is no guide to pregnancy andis insulting to the miracle of child birth and anyone involved with it.The story revolves around five couples all expecting a child thatsometimes intersect with each other. Diaz plays a TV fitness guru who'sexpecting a child with a TV dance star (Morrison). Lopez plays aphotographer who's planning to adopt a child in Ethiopia with herskeptic husband (Santoro). Banks plays an author on pregnancy who getsa taste of her own medicine while her husband (Falcone) has to dealwith his cocky father (Quaid), who's expecting twins with his muchyounger wife (Decker). Kendrick plays an unexpecting mother coping withromantic issues with the unexpecting father (Crawford) and Rockprovides comic relief as the leader of a group of male bonding fathers.Just about everything in the movie is poorly handled and painful towatch. The directing is lackluster and like I said Kirk Jones has shownsome directing skills with previous movies but not at all here. I alsoexpected much more from a script penned (at least partially) by ShaunaCross. 'WHIP IT' had so much more genuine heart and honest laughs. Allthe emotion and humor here is completely forced. The acting for themost part is atrocious; I've come to expect very little from Diaz andLopez but Banks usually does much better work. She does probably givethe best performance of the film though and is the only one who comesacross as a believable expecting mother. The main problem with the filmis how unrealistic and insulting it is not only to women but to anyonewho watches it. A lot of the humor relies on jokes about a mother thatfeels no pain and always looks perfect and stunningly beautiful and akid who's constantly put in danger and hurting himself. The comedy isin astonishingly bad taste. Rock does give a few good laughs (alongwith Thomas Lennon, Rob Huebel and Amir Talai as the male bonding dads)but just a few.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at:www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMEqlGt6m4

BottomLineReviews

(2013-05-03 17:36:08)

Better than the buzz

I'm not sure why this movie didn't do well and people didn't like it.There were some seriously funny scenes! Sure there were the obviouscrass jokes but there were also some less in-your-face ones also. Thedudes who walk with their kids in the park were hilarious and RebelWilson steals absolutely EVERY scene she is in. That girl cracks me up.Sure, Cameron Diaz is still horrible (she couldn't act her way out of apaper bag) but I love everyone else in this movie - even if DennisQuaid and Brooklyn Decker are a bit over the top. It's funny but italso has a lot of heart. Do yourself a favor and stop listening to whatthe critics are saying - go see this movie.Bottom Line: I'd pay $10 to see this in the theater.

reneemsm

(2013-05-01 15:58:47)

Should have been better

People are making it seem like it's the worst movie since In The Cut orTalledega Nights. It wasn't great but it definitely wasn't THAT bad. Itdefinitely could have been more and it should have been funnier. Aftergoing through pregnancy and delivery 3 times I can think of about 10funny things that should have been said/done just off the top of myhead. So it did fall short in that respect. But there were a few laughsand it was mildly entertaining. I think the major disappointmenteveryone's feeling is because it's got a pretty good cast and it's asubject that can be hilarious when done right. But unfortunately thiswasn't so it's just a big let down. I probably don't recommend wastingthe rental fee unless you are really bored or pregnant (I was reallybored and I think I might be pregnant so that's my excuse). But I'msure it'll be on basic cable pretty soon and you can watch it then.Here are my pros....1. The scenes with the 4 Coopers. I found those scenes to be totallyaccurate and actually funny/sad. It just always seems like there isthat one woman/person/couple in your life (no matter who you are) whounknowingly throws it in your face that her life is so perfect and shejust can't understand why you are struggling.2. The reality of delivery not always being what you want it to be.3. The dads group. I actually wish this existed in my town and myhusband could go. They were pretty funny and I liked that they weresharing their "wisdom".Cons...1. Wendy's speech at the expo. That should have been HILARIOUS. Itshould have said what every pregnant woman has always thought. But thisfell way short. It should have been more like stand up than the awkwardweirdness that it was. And the main reason for the awkwardness was theaudiences reaction!!!!! I mean they acted like they were a mixture ofconfused/bored/horrified/mildly amused. I was honestly wondering if thedirector even told them what reaction they were supposed to be having(ya know, DIRECTING). If not...BIG mistake. There was just no directionat all and I felt like the actors didn't know what they were supposedto be doing. It was sooooo weird. If you are trying to make us believethat they loved it, they should probably be laughing or cheering or atleast smiling or something. I was honestly hoping for something so muchbetter out of this scene.2. The giving birth part. I'll be totally honest, I don't think I'veever actually seen an actor playing that part that I actually thoughtwas realistic. They either over-act or under-act or they are trying waytoo hard to be funny. Either way, it always ends up looking stupid andfake. This was no exception. Especially the older Coopers wife. Iactually said out loud "REALLY?!" I get it, they were trying toexaggerate but they took it just a bit too far and got an actual eyeroll out of me.As a parent I can tell you that pregnancy/delivery/motherhood/childrencan be a VERY funny subject when done right, but this was just anotherone (a la "friends with kids") that tries hard but misses the mark.Maybe not completely, but still.

vasot02

(2013-05-01 10:45:08)

Completely shallow, generic and boring movie

Contrarily to this adapted verbose title, one shouldn't 'expect' muchthat is, unless literary desecration is in your hand of cards--if thatis the game you're looking to play, then consider this mess a winner.Inspired by Heidi Murkoff's multimillion-selling-self-help-book forexpectant mothers--holding the same name--'What to Expect', the film,will be much less prolific. Obviously a lot more work, and money,towards getting an ensemble cast--as opposed to garnering producerswith emphasis on purpose and ingenuity--the filmmakers, here, create aproduct that is not the least bit unique it's a generic label ladenwith followed genre-specific clichГѓВ©s, bawdy humor, and disjointeddirection.Despite its few laughs, known cast, and affecting hints towardspregnancy, 'What to Expect' is an over-packed piece of "luggage" thatbecomes too frustrating to haul around. An immersion too tediouslyfutile and not nearly enough funny. Expect worse...

kosmasp

(2013-04-30 03:00:58)

Shallow, predictable mess

You can still have a good time watching it, especially if you're moreopen minded and go in expecting nothing I suppose. But situationshappening in the movie are not really depicted that funny. When peopletalk about "timing" or rather bad timing, they could use this as anexample of how it doesn't work.Looking at the talent at work you do wonder, but it is possible. Ireally enjoyed movies like New Years Eve, Valentines Day, even thoughthey were shallow too. But they were still sweet in a good sense. Mostof this movie just doesn't work. One of the few things that almostworked, was Brooklyn Deckers character. She brought some sass into it.But even her character falls apart most of the time. Cameron Diaz mightbe as unfunny as she can get, same goes for Elizabeth Banks.Only woman who almost saves this mess entirely is Anna Kendrick. Buteven her character goes from hi-to-low in a split second, making youshake your head so hard in disbelief, that it might actually fall off.And her characters resolution ... don't get me started on that.So while the movie tries very hard to be sweet (and partly achievesit), it is more annoying than anything else. I am a sucker for moviethat are going in that direction, but they have to deserve it too, andthis movie just doesn't.

DICK STEEL

(2013-04-29 16:11:52)

A Nutshell Review: What To Expect Whn You're Expecting

Cameron Diaz has larger and more pronounced biceps than I do. That'sthe first thing I actually noticed in this film when her character gotintroduced as a weight loss celebrity host taking part in one of themany celebrity dance off reality shows, with rumours of her characterJules' on-off relationship with her dance partner Evan (MatthewMorrison) being amongst the talk of the town. It's an interesting wayactually to introduce the rest of the characters, or caricatures even,in this film, made up of distinct story arcs involving a total of fivedifferent couples, and their journey to parenthood.Written by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach, based upon a pregnancy guidewritten by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel, What To Expect When You'reExpecting turned out to be less instructional, but very much narrative,which is a pity since its title alone may have suggested some valuablelessons that can be gleaned from the fortunes, or misfortunes, asexperienced by the characters, that we can at least pick up some tipson what I would think to be a period of topsy turvy, emotionally andphysically charged time for any couple to go through before being ableto welcome their bundle of joy. And I suppose depending on everyone'scharacter traits, these nine months would either be a pleasure, ortorture.There's Jules and Evan who find that their fame and celebrity statuscould perhaps be a hindrance in a time where they should be makingcritical decisions together, Holly (Jennifer Lopez) and Alex (RodrigoSantoro) who cannot conceive and are taking some steps to adopt a childfrom Ethiopia despite her losing a job that provides for a steadyincome and his fear of not being ready to accept a stranger into hislife, Skyler (Brooklyn Decker) the trophy wife of veteran race cardriver Ramsey (Dennis Quaid) who seem unfazed and all too excited bythe upcoming addition to their family, Wendy (Elizabeth Banks) and Gary(Ben Falcone) who finally managed to get Wendy onto the road ofpregnancy but with Gary having father issues, almost alwaysovershadowed by his more flamboyant dad Ramsey, and finally, Rosie(Anna Kendrick) and her one night stand with Marco (Chace Crawford), inhere to provide for a narrative thread on having a child out ofwedlock.Director Kirk Jones seemed adamant in wanting to cover plenty ofspectrum in his film about the series of milestones, cheers and tearsthat couples go through during the trimesters, but somewhat opted tocompartmentalize the ensemble cast largely into their own arcs, rarelycrossing over into another storyline other than to make littlebackground appearances that don't contribute to anything meaningful. Ofcourse the exception to this rule belonged to the characters of Ramsey,Skyler, Wendy and Gary given that they're all related by blood or bylaw. Despite many films of late that are made up of ensemble cast, thisone felt like it had assembled a cool team only for them to play withintheir own little sandbox, which is a pity. Moreover, most charactersbecome caricatures once you find out their game plan, and from then oneverything collapsed into predictability.The content didn't find moments to move anyone, and what's worse werethe jokes that didn't really take off. Most of them came from RebelWilson's employee at The Breast Choice boutique owned by Wendy, withher character of Janice being somewhat dim-witted and saying just aboutthe most random of things just to try and elicit laughter. Then there'sthe Dude Group headed by Chris Rock's Vic, made up of friends who havebecome dads, where they can hang out together with their kids andfellow peers in order to bitch about their entire experience as newdads, and to induct new would be dads into their group, sharing whatlittle of their experience in fatherhood. Funny at times, Rock seemed alittle bit restrained, and the jokes here never really took off.Ultimately, the themes important in the film revolve around family tiesthat matter. Not all story arcs got equal treatment, where AnnaKendrick and Chace Crawford's involvement seemed too fleeting and moresuited to a typical romantic comedy about boy meets girl rather thanboy and girl becomes dad and mom, also due to the course that theirstory arc took. You'll feel the long run time as scenes continue todrag and glancing at your watch will become a habit. Perhaps if thiswas trimmed a little, not be bloated for the sake of (perhaps to mirrorthe changes felt), and actually have some educational value, would ithave become a better film. Other than to inspire one to work on thosebiceps and abs to resemble those carried off beautifully by Diaz.

Saad Khan

(2013-04-28 08:03:02)

not as atrocious like "New Year Eve", or tedious like "Valentine's Day" but it's more bearable like "Date Night"

What to Expect, when you are expecting – CATCH IT (B-) Hollywood'sfascination with the multi starr ensemble hasn't faded away sinceValentine's Day became huge hit regardless of its bad reviews andmediocre presentation. Ever since then we have seen multiple moviescasting big starts in a tedious, characterization less movies. Thoughthere are few story tellers worked on small levels like "New York, ILove You" or the original ensemble multi star "Love Actually" which ishands down the best movie incorporating big names in one movie. Nowthis one falls under the Date Night category, this is tedious at timesbut enjoyable at times too. The story is simple as from its name onecan expect it's about women expecting. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez,Rodrigo Santoro and Matthew Morrison did a good job. Though, theenjoyable moments belong to Elizabeth Banks, Ben Falcone, BrooklynDecker and Rebel Wilson. Their chemistry and interaction during themovie is hilarious. I have to say Brooklyn Decker is way better than wegive her credit for. So far she has been appeared in "Let's Go WithIt", "Battleship and now this and every time she makes you notice heramong all big starts surrounding her. I love Rebel Wilson, and I trulyhope soon like Mellisa McCarthy she will become a huge star or at leastget her own sit com. This grill is so naturally awesome. Chace Crawfordis just a pretty face and worst thing is that he knows that. That's whyhe doesn't put any effort in putting any emotion, angry or anything inhis scenes. In 90% of his presence on screen he was just deliveringdialogues. Anna Kendrick is good and lovely as always. Chris Rock, JoeManganiello and team manage to provide some funny one liner. I foundDennis Quid really creepy ever since he got old. Overall, it's not asatrocious like "New Year Eve", or tedious like "Valentine's Day" butit's more bearable like "Date Night" though not as great as "LoveActually" or nice as "New York, I Love You".

hell-cat-1

(2013-04-28 01:14:45)

Nothing like the trailer portrays...

The trailer portrays this movie to be a light hearted comedy aboutpregnancy, which is what made me go see this movie. This movie is notfunny, all the funny parts are in the trailer so I feel completelyfooled into seeing the movie. It isn't a drama either as I find theserious bits very depressing and they don't quite fit with the movie.Characters are extremely annoying and there is nothing in this moviethat would ever make you feel good about being pregnant. I actuallythink pregnancy is portrayed very badly in this movie as the characterswho are so desperately trying to get pregnant are really onedimensional, but I have issues with people wanting to have kids justbecause they "want" them anyway. The whole ordeal is a bit cartoonishhere also. I'm so glad that I didn't drag my boyfriend to see this oneas I don't think he'd ever forgive me.

KineticSeoul

(2013-04-27 01:57:40)

Silly and predictable

I think they thought up 4 or 5 or more different pregnancy scenariosand decided to mash it up into one movie. And those 4 or 5 storiesdon't even connect and overall it just isn't all that funny. This onehas quite a cast although most of them are not known to be great actorsor actresses. And some of the characters are likable although some justaren't but besides that this one just comes off silly and flat. In factmost of the humor comes from how silly and obnoxious each character canact. Which can work in some movies but not in this one. There is a lotof stuff going on but none of it seems developed enough to get attachedto the characters and the transitions comes out of nowhere and justseems fake. In fact none of the characters in this seemed like realpeople. I know they are trying to act silly because it's a comedy. Butthis flick just isn't funny, it isn't painful to sit through but itisn't a good comedy either. The title of this flick is "What to ExpectWhen You're Expecting" but just about all the characters are so overthe top it's just unreal.4.5/10

jsharma

(2013-04-26 16:47:58)

What to expect when you're expecting:simple and unexpectedly nice

Director Kirk Jones (liked his other movie too, Everybody's fine) did agood job again directing a simple and well known concept pertaining tothe process of pregnancy and child birth : takes a man and a woman tobring a baby into this world. This movie is mainly about how everywoman and man go through the tribulations of this aspect of life'sjourney differently. Cameron Diaz as Jules , fitness guru ( a laJillian Michaels of Biggest loser) is in great shape and is happy to beimpregnated by Evan (matthew Morrison). Elizabeth banks,Wendy,encourages people to breastfeed babies and goes through a very toughpregnancy and has full support from her husband Gary ( Ben Falcone fromBridesmaids and TV shows: Yes, dear and Curb your enthusiasm). BrooklynDecker as the young wife of Dennis Quaid( father of Gary) is verynaturally young and has a very easy twin pregnancy. AnnaKendrick(Rosie) loses her baby , pregnant after just one night standwith Marco (Chace Crawford). Rosie and Marco are sad after losing baby.Rosie has a very positive attitude and has confidence that because sheis young she will definitely have many more chances at pregnancy. Onthe other hand, Jennifer Lopez as Holly is ready for adopting Ethiopianbaby after going through several attempts at making babies in differentways. She feels miserable after losing contract as a photographer andfeels like a loser. All the actors did well. I enjoyed watchingElizabeth banks and Brooklyn Decker(Just go with it) the most. I likeKendrick and she does well in any role (Up in the air, 50/50). CameronDiaz and Jennifer Lopez did well. Among the male actors ,Ben Falconewas convincing as a very supportive husband of Banks. I felt the slapwhen Banks slapped Falcone demanding pain medications during labor....Pregnancies are tough. No wonder Mother's day and father's day arespecial....