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Brian Herzlinger directs Baby on Board. The film stars
Heather Graham, John Corbett, and Katie Finneran. The film
was released direct-to-video. ***
Baby on Board is the story of a woman who is a rising
star with a cosmetics company – but an unexpected accident
while pitching a new perfume causes her to discover she
has become pregnant. It isn’t long before she is in an ongoing
conflict with her love interest, and two unmarried friends
of theirs take their own sides in the conflict, and all
hell breaks loose in this circle of friends. ***
This was released direct-to-video for a reason. Trust
me. ***
Sometimes a movie comes along that is so horrible, so
poorly-written and directed, so outright terrible in every
way, it makes you ponder the question “how did this get
made?” Baby on Board is not only the worst film I have seen
all year, it also sets a new low for the comedy genre –
a genre this reviewer didn’t think could sink much lower.
Swapping out genuine laughs for vulgarity and disgusting,
crude humor is no way to make a movie. That’s called taking
the easy way out. The subject matter here could easily have
been made into a genuine romantic comedy with a heart. Instead,
we have an hour-and-a-half cavalcade of toilet humor that
feels like it was thrown together hurriedly with no regard
for anything funny in the least. Knocked Up this ain’t.
***
The writing is terrible. The acting and direction bland.
The level of humor ridiculously juvenile and immature. It’s
one of the worst movies I have ever seen, and that’s saying
a lot. If it’s romantic comedy you’re seeking, there are
many better options out there. I seriously don’t know what
would be more painful – pregnancy itself, or sitting through
this movie again. ---
Image and Sound:
This Blu-Ray transfer is not going to win any awards,
but it’s a competent effort and looks a lot better than
other similar movies on Blu do. Some colors and light sources
seem a bit overblown, and fine object detail isn’t the best
due to a lot of the images looking a bit on the soft side.
Still, all things considered, there aren’t any flaws that
are absolute deal breakers. It’s a good transfer, nothing
less and nothing more. Audio is like the video – competent
but nothing more. It’s good audio, but not a massive improvement
over the sound you’d hear on a standard DVD.
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