Review of Friends with Kids (2012) by Kj P — 22 Jul 2012

With an all-star cast and a creative take on a romantic story, "Friends With Kids" showed real promise. Throughout the film, it hits the plot points that you would expect, but the story is very clever and makes you forgive.

However, the dialogue I s a little too bland for the great actors in this film, and the final act is far too predictable that I was starting to get pissed off. So, as two friends both want kids, they watch their paired up friends get married and have children of their own, which sparks an idea that they might as well have sex as friends and raise the child as "kind of divorced parents," but love each other as friends.

The concept is delivered with a certain sweetness in this film, but overall, it comes off as a bit lack-luster. I wanted so much more from this film. Overall, the acting is great, the story is intriguing, and the humour adds quite a bit to the film, but the film takes a big turn for the worse that really had me shaking my head.

After the film ends, you will say that this film is okay at best! I really really enjoyed watching the first half though!