Obvious Child

2014
6.7| 1h25m| R| en
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An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

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BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Mjeteconer Just perfect...
Dorathen Better Late Then Never
Edison Witt The first must-see film of the year.
rachelmerker Perfection. From the minute I started watching this film I was locked in. Fully attentive. Beautifully written and acted out. 10/10.
esysss The story is about a beautiful innocent girl would you with her problems with her own way.of course she's the obvious child but in this childish behaviour, you see a lot more than that.they say going through life in that make you strong, maybe they're right, because after that incident you can see how she changes.the way she tried to make things right is so interesting to me and I can't get enough of it.I love this movie and I will watch it every time I feel blue and it makes me feel better
Izzy Incredibly charming take on the topic of drunk sex and abortions. This film is really authentic and genuine, I really enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend, I loved the characters, especially the main character, the choices she made were not completely stupid and the one night stand was also really good. I don't normally enjoy films like this, I find them cheesy and boring but this one was good and I enjoyed it. This movie is what Trainwreck tried and failed to be, it is humorous, clever, subtle and thoroughly enjoyable. This film feels and looks real. Jenny Slate and Jake Lacy were incredible in this film and they really convinced me of their talents in this movie. Do not expect anything too original though, It does follow the common steps of American rom coms but it is good for what it is and I would watch it again.
bob the moo Donna is a stand-up comedienne who is about to have quite the life upheaval; her boyfriend dumps her after a show, and the bookstore she works at is shutting down. In a fit of rebound, she has a one- night stand with a guy she meets at the comedy club. She slips out of that scenario in the morning, but some weeks later finds she is pregnant. With her abortion booked, Donna tries to figure out the other aspects of her life.Depending on your politics I guess there is the chance that you will either hate this film or love it, simply based off the way that it presents abortion as something useful and generally a good thing to have on a list of options – reading critics and message boards it is pretty clear that some viewers did not watch the film so much as just see the issue. This is a shame because, although the politics of the film are very clear, it is not as blunt as a message film, but rather it plays around the edges and makes quite a natural little drama/comedy out of it. The material is often a bit too "Williamsburg" for its own good, and is prone to moments of knowing cuteness and smugness, but generally the tone is light and accessible. In terms of plotting I am not sure if I totally bought the stand-up (since we never see it be really funny) or the potential relationship (he just seems boringly nice, like they forgot to write him a character), and these are pretty big weaknesses, but they are just about carried by the lead actress.Slate's performance is very natural, very engaging – this is not to say that elements of her do not grate at times, but when they do they feel like they do because they are just the way it is. She gives her character quirks, but again they seem fitting rather than overly quirky things written for the target audience. I also liked that she was deeply flawed as a character, and that a lot of the messes were of her own (at least partial) making. The rest of the cast are unfortunately not as good, even though there are some decent faces in there – many of them did not have too much room to expand out their bits and the film as a whole.All told though, it is energetic, engaging, amusing, and is driven hard by a very good performance from Slate; it is not as good as some would suggest, and does have weaknesses that really do limit it as a total film, but for what it does well it is worth a look.