I started watching this movie because the concept seemed interesting. And it actually is - three women who get kidnapped and forced into delivering their unwanted babies. Regardless if you are pro-life or pro-choice, you cannot deny that abortion is a very delicate subject and brings a lot of pain to women who go through it. The viewer is supposed to get a grasp of that dilemma and follow the characters through a journey of guilt and self-doubt. However, the plot and the acting were so poor that I felt like I was watching a children show. I honestly expected the characters to suddenly turn into puppets and start teaching me basic arithmetic or something - because the way they act and express themselves make them look exactly like that, from the exact moment Lara wakes up (Angela Little does great in comedy, but this definitely doesn't look like her thing) until the end. Instead of feeling sympathy for the characters and engaging in their feelings of doubt, I felt like I was being force-fed with pro-life propaganda and moral lessons, in the most overused and cliché way possible. If I wanted lectures, I would be reading La Fontaine fables.
Movies are supposed to explore emotions and this movie does none of that. The women do not go through any journey, they just change opinions like they were struck by the holy lightning. If you want the viewers to get absorbed by the events and characters, you ought to present them some realistic acting and plot.
Movies are supposed to explore emotions and this movie does none of that. The women do not go through any journey, they just change opinions like they were struck by the holy lightning. If you want the viewers to get absorbed by the events and characters, you ought to present them some realistic acting and plot.