Review of Friends with Kids (2012) by Everett J — 27 Jul 2012

What starts out like a fresh, funny adult comedy, quickly turns into a cliched romantic comedy with very little heart. Move is about 3 couples who are best friends. Two of the couples are married and have children, while the other two(Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt) are single with no kids.

Well one day they decide they are going to have a kid together, and be responsible/loving parents, without all the drama that comes with a marriage. The performances are all decent(not great), but I was very disappointed with the lack of Kristen Wiig.

She is hilarious, but here just juts cries and honestly does very little during the movie. A big chuck of the "Bridesmaids" cast is here, but this is nowhere near the greatness that was achieved with that flick.

Scott and Westfeldt have good chemistry, but the writing just doesn't do them justice. On the bright side, there are a few very funny scenes, mostly with Chris O'Dowd and Maya Rudolph. Westfeldt wrote and directed, but I think in the hands of a better director, this could have been better and the story maybe fresher.

Seen a lot worse, but if you want to watch a good adult dramady, then you can certainly do much better. My wife actually managed to stay awake through the entire thing, but even she said "meh, that was just ok".