What to Expect When Youre Expecting

  • PG13 (SINGAPORE)
  • 2012


MOVIE IS serious manipulative entertaining superficial original
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22 % Rotten
$ 84 Million
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 42
Average Rating 2.3/5
serious manipulative entertaining superficial original

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3.0
As fascinating as a faithful adaptation might have beenimagine a transitional stool montage set to Turn! Av Club
3.0
As sociology, its skin deep, but if youre a parent or preparing to be one, you might see yourself in a few of these folks and have a good time doing s .. EW
3.1
This is a good hearted movie with some winning performances, but it has so many characters (including a boys club of new dads) that the plot nearly st .. Rogerebert
2.0
Though it dispenses little bits of information that could be useful, health advice isnt really the point here, and rather than being surprising or ref .. Common Sense Media
2.3
What To Expect When Youre Expecting delivers a stale plot, mostly underwritten characters and almost no joy. We Got This Covered
1.5
Such as: Why the crazy divide between Red State brutishness and Blue State pensivity) Thats fine if thats what youre aiming for. Austin Chronicle
2.0
If What to Expect represents the best tearjerking laugh machine that Hollywood can birth, its probably time to get those story ideas implanted in vitr .. Time Out
1.3
But mostly the movies varied storylines cough up the same platitudes: being pregnant sucks, having young children is a misery, but its all worth it wh ..
3.0
Good fun till its time for some pregnant pause.There are Pink slips. ETimes (TOI)
2.5
Amid the would be and actual laughs, the screenplay tries to drum up drama, but every disagreement and tension is treated superficially and summarily .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Hopelessly old fashioned then, but not the aggressively bad picture you might have anticipated.
3.4
Hilarious, honest and sometimes heartbreaking, What to Expect delivers. Paste Magazine
2.0
Im not quite sure where the market for this film is, though: those who dont have children would find it rather agonising, while those who do might not .. Telegraph
1.0
Its strange that this all star comedy drama was derived, however arcanely, from a bestselling self help book, since its hard to imagine the advice on .. Telegraph
1.5
The movies sentimental squibs on pregnancy merely skim the surface scratched so thoroughly by the book.
2.5
Inevitably with a movie like this, you will be interested in some characters less than others. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Neither a date movie (run for the hills, boys!), nor a chick flick (who wants to know the icky bits), its intended appeal is a poser.
3.0
If you happen to be one, Jones has made a halfway decent comedy for you.Get a sitter for your kids and enjoy. Cinema Blend
2.0
I guess the best thing I can say about WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING is that compared to NEW YEARS EVE; its not that bad which is faint praise. JoBlo
2.5
Instead, the movie provides good chuckles and heartfelt drama paired with an equal amount of familiar gags and flat story ideas. Screen Rant
2.5
And without wiggle room to build up comic situations, the comedy is mostly contrived slapstick. The Globe And Mail
2.5
The filmmakers do little to unify the multi strand narrative and its ensuing extreme mood shifts. Philly
3.1
Superficial and frothy...choppy and episodic, and funny especially when Chris Rock, a veteran dad in real life is holding court. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
Woody Allen once turned a self help book into a killer comedyEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex . . . but Were Afraid to Askso technically .. Chicago Reader
1.3
This is really quite a reprehensible plot turn; in dramatic terms, its mind boggling. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Director Kirk Jones finds little to love about child rearing in this movie adapted by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach from Heidi Murkoffs advice manuals ..
1.3
What audiences should expect is a tone deaf, superficial, charmless ensemble rom com, focused on five attractive, but uninteresting, couples.Think New .. Usa Today
3.1
Its palpably dull stuff thats exacerbated by an incongruous lack of gore, with Parkers decision to stage each and every one of the kill sequences off .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Most, however, dont, and this is the latest example where lackluster writing, sitcom style premises and less than engaging characters result in a fair .. Screen It
2.5
Rock is the one bonus in a movie that works best only if you dramatically drop your expectations. Rolling Stone
2.0
Its like the filmmakers picked every element from a movie marketing checklist designed to create a more family friendly Bridesmaids. Shadows On The Wall
1.5
When Lopez and Santoro have real conversations about adoption, or when one of the characters suddenly miscarries, What to Expect actually achieves a c .. The Wrap
2.0
On top of that, the script never quite hits the required emotional notes, perhaps because it all feels so contrived and predictable.As multi character .. View London
3.1
BOTTOM LINE Clearly calculated to pull in every possible pregnant demographic, but also genuinely funny and likeable thanks to its energetic cast. News Day
3.0
Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez provide the star power, but whats missing is script power the movie is a series of cliched situations about impending .. Cs Monitor
2.5
The best seller What To Expect When Youre Expecting has been around for 28 years, making the book much newer than most of the jokes in this all star m .. New York Post
3.0
What to Expect is like what they say about childbirth Youll scarcely remember a thing when its over, but you wont need that epidural either. Film Journal International ..
2.0
Instead it is a tired, generic romantic comedy, with a little drama thrown in thats just as much of a stretch as the supposedly funny bits. Az Central
3.8
The writing is sharp and the performances bright, and if youve been through the forced gestational march known as pregnancy, there are knowing laughs .. Boston
2.5
I guess if that is the staple of your entertainment diet, What to Expect is a fun night out by comparison. Star Tribune
1.0
This terrible comedy is a return to the cycle of late 1980s obscoms, movies packed with obstetric detail celebrating the wonders of parenthood. Guardian
2.0
Someday Hollywood will think of women as more than fallopian tubes in heels; until then, were stuck with this kind of project. Guardian
2.0
Quite how anyone thought it might be is no clearer at the end of this curious amalgam of cliche, misfiring jokes and misogynistic drivel than it was a .. Daily Mail
2.0
Concocting plot strands to illustrate the books educational advice presents an ideal opportunity for a studio blandfest, and What To Expect When Youre .. Flim List
2.0
And although unpredictable hormones are raging, dont look for any brave single mothers or adventurous same sex couples, because nothing even superfici .. Susang Ranger
2.0
None of its really funny, nothing observed feels fresh, nothing shown hasnt been shown before. Movies
1.0
Its representative of the problem with the entire film its not devoid of laughs, but it feels more tired than parents of a newborn. Movies
2.0
An ensemble comedy drama, it suffers from cliched characters and a meandering storyline that generates little suspense or emotion, let alone laughs. Express
2.5
Unfortunately, all Burton has apparently embraced from the show is its campy reputation. Mr Brown Movies
4.5
Nah.Turns out all you should expect when youre expecting is to live in the midst of a nine month sitcom. Flickfilosopher
5.3
What to Expect When Youre Expecting is a mixed bag, but if you like the cast, you may be forgiving of its weaknesses and allow its truer momentsthe on .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Anything thats recognizable to a sizeable audience, even if it lacks a plot or characters, is a prime candidate for the movie treatment. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
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2.8
And that sums up What to Expect When Youre Expecting perfectly.Its not a film.
3.0
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity .. Hit Fix
2.5
I dont know what that means, exactly except perhaps that Hollywoods screenwriters are spending way too much time hanging out at gourmet food trucks.An .. Nj
2.5
What To Expect When Youre Expecting is not a great film by any stretch mark of the imagination, but it manages to get through its running time without .. Maki At The Movies
3.0
But in the end there is enough pregnancy humour to give audiences a good old belly laugh. Mirror
3.0
The only surprise is that Garry Marshall didnt direct this jumbled, star studded kibitz and rename it Mothers Day. Tamp A Bay
2.0
Its more fun to play rom com bingo with the genre tropes than it is to watch the actual movie. Digital Spy
1.3
This unfunny and cheaply manipulative movie, which makes the shallow adaptation of Hes Just Not That Into You look like sage advice, treats children l .. Red Eye Chicago
2.0
Hollywood churns out cutesy ensemble comedies at an exhausting clip, and many fall somewhere between lame and lamentable. Cleve Land
2.5
As such, the picture is rarely awful or very good, but stuck on a mediocre plane that extends to its mostly ineffectual dramatic content. Dustin Put Man
2.0
Keeping track of all of these stories takes more effort than it should, but that may be because only some of them are all that funny, and most dont fi .. Ar Kansas Online
1.5
A series of sketches, variations on a theme, none of them too long, none of them in any way original and very little of it amusing. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
However the movie adaptation is a shallow concept piece, lazy in its approach and moronic in its execution. Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
The individual stories each carry significant melodrama and slapstick.Jones doesnt quite know how to juggle the constantly shifting tonalities, leavin .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.1
1 of 4 View Caption In this film image released by Lionsgate, Matthew Morrison, left, and Cameron Diaz are shown in a scene from What to Expect When I .. Sltrib
2.0
Worst of all, the writers have tried to weave in a few moments of unexpected drama into what is largely a comedy.It doesnt work and these particular s .. The Film Pie
1.0
Theres little that feels real or honest in this greatest hits parade of stereotypes about pregnancy and the attempt to disguise it in manipulative sen .. Hollywood Chicago
2.5
The cast gives it their all, but this tepid dramedy lacks fervour and originality.What To Expect When Youre Expecting is out in cinemas now. What Culture
2.5
The one storyline with a somewhat serious edge is totally abandoned half way through the picture. Streaming Quickflix
2.0
Cameron Diaz stars in What To Expect When Youre Not Expecting What you get out of the rest of it will depend on how much you enjoy watching Cameron Di .. Daily Star
0.0
The comedy is lowest common denominator, hacky, patchwork lifted and recycled from repetitious observational comedians, and RomCom plot devices and cl .. Graffiti With Punctuation
2.5
The cast is game, but What to Expect When Youre Expecting plays out more like a long sitcom than a feature film. Miami
2.0
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3.0
And if youre 13 20 years old, and you see this movie, no, youre not gonna like it. Schmoes Know
2.5
While its medley of gestating storylines are perfectly predictable and mostly unimaginative in that glossy, Hollywood ensemble way, What to Expect act .. Ut Sandiego
1.8
Youll really enjoy watching some pretty funny people work with an incredibly mediocre script. Flixist
3.0
What to expect when youre expecting is a passably entertaining rom com that you might like if you give it a chance. Mid Day
3.0
About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talente .. Google
2.5
But it is very much of the style that makes the rom com of today look like TV shows. Screen Space(Squarespace)
2.0
This just proves a pretty looking ensemble doesnt guarantee a good film. Dna India
2.0
The movie scores some points by taking its big ensemble cast to shoot on location somewhere thats NOT New Yorkin this case, Atlanta, Ga. American Profile
2.5
The film is a heartfelt plea for tolerance that simply pushes too much heart. Film Mafia



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