Jim's "Go or Don't Go" - Baby Mama

Occasionally, in my role as a good husband, I have to watch what would be considered a "chic flick." However, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are a very funny female comedic duo that have the rare ability to make guys laugh, so I wasn't dreading watching this movie all that much.

Baby Mama stars Tina Fey as Kate Holbrook, a very successful businesswoman that has worked her way up the corporate ladder to vice president of a chain of health food stores. Despite her professional success, Kate now finds herself 37 years old, single and desperately wanting a child. Exhausting all conventional options, she employs the services of a surrogate agency. The agency hooks Kate up with Angie, (Amy Poehler) a trashy girl from very, very far on the other side of the tracks.

After a fight with her loser boyfriend, Angie moves in with Kate, and the comedy ensues. There are some good laughs from the Odd Couple-type pairing. Kate is obsessed with all things health-related for her surrogate's baby, while Angie would rather down a Red Bull, pig-out on junk food and trash Kate's Pottery Barn-showroom apartment.

One small problem with a twist - Angie isn't really pregnant. It's a scheme hatched by Angie and her boyfriend to get a fat check from the surrogate agency. But this twist has an additional twist - one I'm not going to reveal, but it will keep you guessing as to how everyone will get their happy ending.

Like cinematic Chinese food, Baby Mama didn't leave any lasting impression on me, but that's OK. It was an entertaining film. Humorous supporting performances by Greg Kinnear and Steve Martin were an added bonus. One thing that bothered me - Kate neither has the time or social skills to have a baby conventionally and confesses that a nanny will help raise her child. Why bother having a kid, I ask? But maybe these are questions beyond my pay grade:)

Nevertheless, I say "Go."