What to Expect When You're Expecting

"She's like a magical pregnancy unicorn."

Five couples have nine months to prepare to be first time parents:

-Jules (Diaz), a weight-loss trainer, and Evan (Morrison), a professional dancer, try to bring their baby into the world, without slowing down their busy lives.
-Women's pregnancy author Wendy (Banks) and her foodie husband Gary (Falcone) are excited to finally be pregnant
-Retired racecar driver Ramsey (Quaid) and his much younger, trophy wife Skyler (Decker) are expecting twins
-Photographer Holly (Lopez) and her producer husband Alex (Santoro) are trying to adopt, even though he doesn't feel ready
-Rival food truck owners Rosie (Kendrick) and Marco (Crawford) have a one-night stand and unexpected consequences


The trailer for the film looked ok, but I assumed it was one of those comedies that shows all the funny moments in the trailer.  So I never really planned to see the film... but many of my friends saw the film and loved it, so I added it to my Netflix queue, and was pleasantly surprised.

Elizabeth Banks steals the show as Wendy, who gets more than she expected.  She has great chemistry with Ben Falcone, and has several funny conversations with Rebel Wilson.  Brooklyn Decker doesn't get to do much, but she has many funny moments.  The "Guys Group" is funnier than I expected... Chris Rock, Rob Huebel, Thomas Lennon, and Amir Talai are great together. They have strong chemistry, and the cute kids help.

A solid ensemble comedy.

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) 110 minutes
Rated: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language.
Director: Kirk Jones
Starring: Cameron Diaz as Jules
Jennifer Lopez as Holly
Elizabeth Banks as Wendy Cooper
Chance Crawford as Marco
Brooklyn Decker as Skyler Cooper
Ben Falcone as Gary Cooper
Anna Kendrick as Rosie
Matthew Morrison as Evan
Dennis Quaid as Ramsey Cooper
Chris Rock as Vic
Rodrigo Santoro as Alex
Joe Manganiello as Davis
Rob Huebel as Gabe
Thomas Lennon as Craig
Amir Talai as Patel