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Julie and Jason have been best friends for years with no romantic interest in each other. He sleeps with someone new every few days, and she’s looking for Mr. Right. Now in their thirties, they notice that their friends seem to lose all their good qualities when they have children – child rearing and the spark of Eros don’t seem to co-exist. So, they decide to have a child together, share in child rearing, but pursue their own romantic lives. Things go well until he meets Mary Jane and she meets Kurt. Both seem like perfect mates. What could go wrong? –IMDb

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a Smith

18Apr13

Ha, ha, ha, what an ending! I love how these characters attempt to mask their conservatism with ironic vulgarity and outspoken progressive lipservice; it's just unfortunate that the writer/director/lead doesn't seem to realize this, mistaking formula for meaning and attempting to mask this film's conservatism with ironic vulgarity and outspoken progressive lipservice. It has one good scene, in my estimation.

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AugusteB

7Mar13

just awful with a very bad ending (what a conservative backlash after Bridesmaids)

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Bill Rosenfield

23Feb13

a thoroughly watchable film that really doesnt' have the courage of its convictions. A charming cast makes it ok, Ms Westfeldt's script ultimately lets everyone down.

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Jason

18Feb13

Scabrous re-affirmation of patriarchy. Most disgusting when it is charming.

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