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BABY MAMA

Rated PG-13
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear, Maura Tierney

Brian’s Rating       

Fans of Saturday Night Live will be tickled pink to see two of the show’s top-flight comediennes in action once again as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up in the shockingly good Baby Mama.

Stepping confidently over the cinematic corpses of a dozen flops written to showcase other SNL stars, Fey and Poehler deliver sharp performances and non-stop laughs, and I had more fun than I could ever have imagined.

Declared hopelessly infertile by her physicians, Fey’s character engages a surrogate mother, but the culture clash between Fey’s tightly-wound corporate vice president and Poehler’s blue-collar baby maker keeps the arrangement in constant jeopardy. A familiar “Felix and Oscar” scenario is in play, but it is well-fueled by an impressive supporting cast, including the funniest performance by Steve Martin in years.

A treat for the ladies that won’t scare men away, Baby Mama delivers in a big way.