The plot of this movie is simple. Kassie (Jenifer Aniston) is a forty something year old single woman who wants a child. Wally (Jason Bateman) is the best friend who looks out for her. Kassie decides to be artificially inseminated and throws a donor party to celebrate. He accidently switches the donor’s sperm with his and is too drunk to remember doing it.
Years later the two friends reunite and there is a little boy in tow. When Wally realizes how much the new boy is like him he figures out what he did. Chaos incurs and thus gives you the plot of this romantic comedy.
This storyline is surprisingly original. The characters how ever are not. Kassie has the best gal friend who secretly hates Wally. Wally has the best male friend and co-worker, who are played by Jeff Goldblum. The character is fairly two-dimensional and Mr. Goldblum is as always the same character. The ending is predictable and shows no sign of creativity.
The pacing of this movie is slow at times and is easy to fall asleep to. I should know I dozed off more than once. This movie never really made me laugh and it is classified a comedy. While the film was not too long at too long at one hour and forty-two minutes I could not wait for it to be over. It was dull and uninteresting and failed to meet it potential.
Grade C
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