Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Baby Mama adheres fairly closely to the conventions of the studio comedy, although it's never actually predictable, probably because the characters and subject matter are so novel.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2008

The film is not exactly original but it is a lot of fun, thanks to the skill with which Fey and Poehler play to one another's strengths.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 29, 2008

An under-achieving, lightweight movie that settles for a few competent gags and doesn't bother to take risks.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 29, 2008

With this story, and this cast, the movie ought to have been fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 25, 2008

Michael McCullers' script is soft-headed to the point of inanity.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2008

It delivers considerably more laughs than one might expect from the Hollywood sub-genre of procreation comedy.

| Jul 25, 2008

Enjoyable and amiable in its daft way.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2008

If the plot wasn't so dismally familiar, it might have worked.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 25, 2008

A smart comedy for adults, Baby Mama is a consistently funny pleasure, filled with charismatic performances and a nicely understated emotional element.

Full Review | Jul 23, 2008

Although the big picture itself gets mushy, the small moments, especially involving Fey, are sharp.

| Original Score: B | Apr 30, 2008

Enough laughs for me to recommend.

Full Review | Apr 28, 2008

Baby Mama is hilarious. I could quote its awesome one-liners out of context for diminishing returns. It's also smart. The jokes are cribbed from the anxiety list of anyone who's spent too much time reading the New York Times Style section.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 25, 2008

It's clumsy, not cute, an amateur show that's eager to amuse by any means.

| Apr 25, 2008

Yes, the film doesn't offer many surprises and grows soft and predictable by its conclusion. But it does avoid the sappy sentimentality of the genre. The movie -- and its lead actresses -- charms us more than we might expect.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2008

I'm not making claims that Baby Mama transcends the format's routine progressions -- opposites not only attract, they learn from each other -- only that, within these conventions, the movie is smart, funny and beguiling.

| Apr 25, 2008

Baby Mama ultimately gives in to sweetness, but it has some deliciously tart moments along the way.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2008

It's a movie that deals in emotion and attempts to pass counterfeit goods. There's nothing there... . And yet by the deprived standards of the modern romantic comedy, one would have to say, well, it's not bad.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 25, 2008

Baby Mama is formulaic, but this broad odd-couple girl comedy has the advantage of knowing what it is.

| Apr 25, 2008

In a pleasing contrast to Fey's sharpness, Poehler keeps her performance unpredictable and fuzzy. In this just-add-water comedy, a very funny movie star is born.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 25, 2008