Review of October Baby (2011) by Dannielle A — 30 Mar 2012

I went in to this movie expecting a great story but maybe a little bit of preachy-ness and slightly mediocre acting but was pleasantly surprised by October Baby. The acting was incredible and the message is not pushed on the audience.

Rather, October Baby just tells its story and lets you make your own judgments. Unfortunately, this movie was highly under-advertised and the theater was practically almost empty. (I saw this movie only a few days after a packed theater during the Hunger Games.

BIG difference!) But there was a huge emotional response to this movie, maybe more-so than Hunger Games. My friend and I were crying multiple times during the film. It was very dialogue-driven with a montage of beautiful scenes mixed in-between.

I'm sure even people who are pro-choice will enjoy this movie if they keep an open mind and just open themselves up to the possibility of this movie happening. As one reviewer put it: "The odds that this has happened in the real world approach those of being struck by lightning and eaten by a shark at the same time.

With a winning lottery ticket tucked in your swimsuit." But I suspended my belief, tried to ignore the fact that the film had an almost Lifetime-movie-feel to it, and enjoyed the emotional impact it had on me.

It was a really beautiful story with a positive message that life is precious and worth living.