What happens to friendships when people get married and have kids? The answer... all kinds of things, but one thing is certain... those friendships do not stay the same. In Friends With Kids, Jason (Adam Scott), Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt), Ben (John Hamm), Missy (Kristen Wiig), Leslie (Maya Rudolph), and Alex (Chris O'Dowd) are best friends. Everything changes when they all meet for Dinner one night and married couple Leslie (Rudolph) and Alex (O'Dowd) announce that they are having a baby. They say that things won't change and they will still be "cool" and not turn into psycho parents, but time tells a different story. After having kids the six friends meet less often, and when they do meet, things are significantly more stressful. Even married couple without kids, Missy (Wiig) and Ben (Hamm) are growing less happy. The two unmarried friends Jason (Scott) and Julie (Westfeldt) look at the lives of their married friends and realize something... they don't want to become like them. They also realize, however, that they do want to have a child before it's too late. The answer... Julie and Jason decide to have a child together with no romantic attachment... simply two friends conceiving and parenting the same child.
So one awkward sexual encounter and one pregnancy test later Jason and Julie have a beautiful baby boy, and seemingly the perfect set up. They rest of the group is in awe of how smoothly their situation works and maybe even a little resentful. They take turns with diapers and feedings and even live in the same apartment. Everything is perfect until Julie starts to feel left behind when Jason gets serious with a big busted, young, flexible dancer. Then... the situation flip flops when Julie seems to have found the man of her dreams.
A rustic wood cabin sets the scene for tensions to be let loose and hurled at one another on a group ski trip with all six friends plus kids in attendance. It's difficult to express the complexities and significance of all these different relationships and how they affect one another in a few short paragraphs, so I recommend watching the movie and judging for yourself. If the up and down dynamics of friendships and marriage is something that appeals to you... you will appreciate Friends With Kids. I love these actors. Who wouldn't love Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph? They rock my world :)
Welcome back, I was wondering if Summer had got the better of you?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, sad to say(again) I haven't seen either of the films you posted about, but I did enjoy your reviews.
As I've said previously your style is refreshing and I'll also give you credit for being one of the few movie bloggers not to post a review of The Dark Knight Rises.
Have a nice weekend:)
Hahahaha! That's funny about The Dark Knight Rises. I guess I like to stick to movies that most people haven't seen, because if it's a huge blockbuster like Dark Knight... then people already know what they think about it. Again, thanks for commenting and taking time to read my reviews, I think you're the only person who does :)
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