Inoffensive rom-com, my wife and I enjoyed it for light entertainment.
30 September 2012
Warning: Spoilers
With a title like "What to Expect When You Are Expecting", you pretty well know what the whole movie is about. Its fun comes from having quite a number of different "couples" getting pregnant around the same time and seeing how each deals with it.

First billing goes to Cameron Diaz as TV fitness personality Jules. Her husband is Matthew Morrison (of 'Glee Club') as Evan. But she is only one of the big name stars, including Jennifer Lopez as Holly, who wants to have a child but can't so she and her husband, seek adoption of a young child from an African nation.

Elizabeth Banks is Wendy, pregnant with one while her younger "stepmon" Brooklyn Decker (Andy Roddick's wife) as Skyler is about to have twins.

There is also a side story of Chace Crawford as Marco pursuing Anna Kendrick (of the funny legs) as Rosie, and after a passionate "quickie" she finds herself pregnant. While they are figuring out what to do, she has a miscarriage.

Dennis Quaid is in his humorous good form as Ramsey, wealthy former racing legend, married to Skyler. Chris Rock has mostly a straight role as Vic , one of a band of dads who take their young children for walks in strollers in the park in Atlanta.

This is just entertaining fluff, but it was a bit more entertaining than we expected. There's a lot of witty, funny dialog at times.
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