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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 15 May 2012

Not quite as bad as NEW YEAR'S EVE- but still not very good. Other than good performances by Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Banks, don't expect much…

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By Kristian Harloff And Mark Ellis (7) for Schmoes Know (710) on 15 May 2012

Nobody's waddling into this theater by accident…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 15 May 2012

Considering the appealing cast and relevant subject, the movie is shapeless, rambling, and shallow, unfolding as a pilot for a broad TV sitcom…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 15 May 2012

As sociology, it's skin-deep, but if you're a parent or preparing to be one, you might see yourself in a few of these folks and have a good…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 May 2012

The film is mostly an excuse to do a pregnancy-themed Love Actually, an overblown symphony of birthing stories that reaches its crescendo in…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 15 May 2012

The only surprise is that Garry Marshall didn't direct this jumbled, star-studded kibitz and rename it Mothers Day…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 May 2012

The worst thing about What to Expect When You're Expecting, director Kirk Jones' fictionalized film version, is how fake it is, how cartoonish…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 14 May 2012

Superficial and frothy...choppy and episodic, and funny - especially when Chris Rock, a veteran dad in real life - is holding court…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 14 May 2012

What to expect from What to Expect When You're Expecting: laughs, heart and a terrific ensemble of actors doing what they do best…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 14 May 2012

If What to Expect represents the best tearjerking laugh-machine that Hollywood can birth, it's probably time to get those story ideas implanted…

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By Andrew Schenker (354) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 May 2012

Mostly the movie's varied storylines cough up the same platitudes: being pregnant sucks, having young children is a misery, but it's all worth…

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By Eric Hynes (189) for Village Voice (8,525) on 14 May 2012

For all the fear, loathing, and overthinking that Murkoff's bedside text engenders, its journey ends with the hopeful beginning of a new life,…

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By Lael Loewenstein (88) for Variety (12,700) on 10 May 2012

Helmer Kirk Jones does a solid job negotiating the material and managing the few tonal shifts when an occasional dark moment emerges…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 10 May 2012

Amid the would-be and actual laughs, the screenplay tries to drum up drama, but every disagreement and tension is treated superficially and…

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