This was something of a vanity project for Jennifer Westfeldt who wrote and directed and starred in it. Makes those close-ups of herself a bit weird. I had a bit of discomfort all the way through with her looks, which seem to be reasonably attractive. Then I realized why, she looks almost exactly like the most recent former president, George Bush. Especially the nose and mouth. You think I'm crazy, 'google' a photo of Bush and see what I mean.
Anyway the movie is about a group of 30-somethings who are all friends, but two of them are still single without children, while the others are all couples with children. Westfeldt is Julie Keller and her best friend from youth is Adam Scott as Jason Fryman. They live on different floors of the same residential building. They talk often, share their love lives, but are "just friends." It is pretty easy to figure where this is headed eventually.
So when Julie begins to wonder if she will ever find "Mr Right" to start a family, Jason has the bright idea, why don't the two of them just "do it" and have a child, both agreeing to "be there 100% for half of the time." The boy is born, they share paternal duties, while each continues to date other people. But their friends are amazed at how well everything is going.
Other friends are Jon Hamm as Ben , Kristen Wiig as Missy, Maya Rudolph as Leslie , Chris O'Dowd as Alex. Eventually gorgeous Megan Fox enters the cast as Mary Jane who Jason begins dating.
But my favorite was Kelly Bishop as Marcy Fryman , not because her part was large (it wasn't) or that she did a great job (she didn't), but she was one of the original cast of "A Chorus Line" all those years ago and it is always nice when she pops up in a role.
SPOILERS: Things go from carefree to dramatic when Julie confesses to Jason that she is totally and helplessly in love with him, no one else can compare, but he says he doesn't love her like that. But soon he realizes that he does, but when he tries to patch it up she seems hurt beyond repair. However eventually best friends who are parents also become partners for life. Love wins again!
Anyway the movie is about a group of 30-somethings who are all friends, but two of them are still single without children, while the others are all couples with children. Westfeldt is Julie Keller and her best friend from youth is Adam Scott as Jason Fryman. They live on different floors of the same residential building. They talk often, share their love lives, but are "just friends." It is pretty easy to figure where this is headed eventually.
So when Julie begins to wonder if she will ever find "Mr Right" to start a family, Jason has the bright idea, why don't the two of them just "do it" and have a child, both agreeing to "be there 100% for half of the time." The boy is born, they share paternal duties, while each continues to date other people. But their friends are amazed at how well everything is going.
Other friends are Jon Hamm as Ben , Kristen Wiig as Missy, Maya Rudolph as Leslie , Chris O'Dowd as Alex. Eventually gorgeous Megan Fox enters the cast as Mary Jane who Jason begins dating.
But my favorite was Kelly Bishop as Marcy Fryman , not because her part was large (it wasn't) or that she did a great job (she didn't), but she was one of the original cast of "A Chorus Line" all those years ago and it is always nice when she pops up in a role.
SPOILERS: Things go from carefree to dramatic when Julie confesses to Jason that she is totally and helplessly in love with him, no one else can compare, but he says he doesn't love her like that. But soon he realizes that he does, but when he tries to patch it up she seems hurt beyond repair. However eventually best friends who are parents also become partners for life. Love wins again!