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Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Bob Hanson So many laugh out loud moments in this film, I was shocked to see the low ratings which is why I felt the need to write this review otherwise you could miss out on a gem of a comedy. Firstly the gags are perfectly executed and all the actors did a fine job. It starts off with a couple who decide to have a baby but soon realize they are having trouble conceiving. All their friends and family get involved some way or another. A third of the way in we are introduced to a thief (played by Jay Chandrasekhar) who just propels the comedy even further as they decide to break into a sperm bank. One of the funniest movies I've seen in ages. Highly recommended check it out.

SnoopyStyle Tommy (Paul Schneider) and Audrey Macklin (Olivia Munn) are reasonably happy at their three year anniversary. They decide to try for a baby. Nine months later, they still can't get it done. He's surprised that his swimmers aren't swimming. He had donated sperm to buy her an engagement ring 5 years ago. There is only one batch left and it's already been sold. He needs to rob the sperm bank.The movie has to overcome some down beats of a troubled marriage and failure to conceive. It doesn't make it easy for the jokes to get laughs. Schneider is a good straight man but he's not an easy broad comedian. Munn starts off with some good chemistry with Schneider. Then the relationship falls apart. The movie could have easily turn them into partners in crime but instead it's a sloppy sitcom. There are some fun moments like the sperm bank deposit but they are the few exceptions.

blueish35 I rented this movie and before I watched it I thought I'd check what the masses thought and I almost didn't watch the movie because of all the negative reviews. The only thing I could hope for is that it would be one of those movies like The Road to Wellville where a lot of people who are very uptight about there bodies can't handle the bawdy humor. Well, that's what happened. The Babymakers is very funny, well paced, the characters are likable and humor ranges all over the place, it's in the dialog, the visuals and the timing. I'd have to say this is one of the more likable comedies along with Role Models, Office Space, Away We Go, Sex Drive, Walk Hard and luckily it's not at all like Wedding Crashers, Bridesmaids, Good Luck Chuck or The Hangover.The one big change I would have made was to keep Jay behind the camera and if his character was really necessary it would have played funnier with Gerry Bednob.I wasn't going to watch this movie because all these negative reviews made me think I would see a big failure of Jay's direction and that wouldn't be any fun at all. Jay's direction is terrific.And for reference, I'm offended by the toilet humor in Enchanted but I think the toilet humor in Not Another Teen Movie is hysterical. It's a matter of propriety. It's not right in Enchanted. It's fine in NATM. What's done in this movie is just fine for it.

Christopher Smith Director Jay Chandrasekhar is responsible for some of the funniest movies of the past ten years with Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest all becoming well deserved cult favorites. However, none of those pictures ever received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and his latest is no exception. With a title like The Babymakers, there is no way that this film is going to ever be considered anything approaching high art. Still, the horrendous reviews and low ratings that this movie has received is, in my opinion, not exactly fair. While the story may be thin and not every joke works perfectly, The Babymakers mostly succeeds in doing what it sets out to do in providing low-brow laughs. Chandrasekhar knows how to stage raunchy gags and does it well without any scenes becoming completely over-the-top or too cartoonish. There is a version of this flick that could have been of sitcom quality yet Chandrasekhar is able to keep things semi-grounded in reality which helps sell the overall premise. Also helping is that leads Paul Schneider and Olivia Munn have nice chemistry together and seem to know exactly the type of film they are making. I know Munn gets a lot of criticism from internet critics, but she gives a solid performance here that may silence some of those critics. Screenwriters Peter Gaulke (co-writer of Strange Wilderness, one of the funniest dumber-than-dumb comedies ever) and Gerry Swallow's script is better than expected even if it isn't the deepest piece of cinema ever written. The script's strongest asset is that it tackles the issue of infertility without treating the lead character as a joke or a punchline. Other characters may make jokes at his expense, but the audience is never made to feel like it should be laughing at the character. Even so, the character of Tommy is never developed to the point he probably should be. For example, little is said about what Tommy does for a living, something that should have been emphasized given the fact that the need for money plays a large part in the story. Had the characters been developed slightly more, this could have been one of the better comedies to come out in years. It's the fact that the movie is so funny that it's easy to forgive the fact that the story and characters aren't exactly 100% there. As it is, it's certainly worth a watch and funnier than most R-rated comedies that have come out in the past few years even if it isn't on par with Chandrasekhar's Super Troopers or Club Dread. 7/10