Too much of everything

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Blistering performances.

This is not an original movie. The story is very common and very simple: a man is told that he is going to be a father. At first, he is very ambivalent. He feels trapped into something he never wanted. But in time (of course...) he comes around, marries his girl-friend, and becomes a wonderful, loving father and husband. *yawn* It is too obvious, predictable, and simple, and that goes for the humour as well. I think it was a waste to have such a great and handsome actor as Hugh Grant in it.But still... this is a story that very many people can relate to. Lots and lots of families the world over have started just like this, with a woman who wants to become a mother, even if she has to do it all alone - and a man who is very reluctant at first. For everybody who can recognize this story from his/her own life, it can be well worth watching. Once.

I can't love this movie, I can't hate it either. It just exists, and does very little more than that. As usual Hugh Grant plays Hugh Grant, but his heart doesn't really seem in it this time. He has no chemistry whatsoever with Julianne Moore, both stars seem satisfied with merely remembering their lines. They look more like brother and sister than anything else, that can't be what they were going for. Most of the fun is supposed to come from zany secondary characters, but only Robin Williams manages to really get some laughs. His scenes are the highlights of the movie, I'll let you decide whether or not that's a good thing. Just thinking of this movie sorta tires me really, it's that bland. I don't really find it bad, it just leaves me so completely indifferent, which in a way is even worse. "Nine Months" will not change anyone's life, but it's watchable when you have absolutely nothing useful to do.

The title when I heard sounded like a pretty obvious premise, and with a good cast list I thought I wouldn't mind it, from director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone). Basically child psychiatrist Samuel Faulkner (Hugh Grant) and ballet teacher Rebecca Taylor (Julianne Moore) have been boyfriend and girlfriend for five years, and never thought to commit to each other, i.e. marriage and kids. But things are about to change when Rebecca reveals that she is pregnant, and Samuel is panicking at the thought of being a father, but he is trying too hard to go along with what she wants. The pressures of fatherhood are made even worse with the constant irritation of encounters with the overbearing Dwyers, Marty (Tom Arnold) and also pregnant Gail (Joan Cusack), and some confusing advice from his single artist friend Sean Fletcher (Jeff Goldblum). Samuel and Rebecca go to see the doctor replacing the one they had in mind to do the delivery, the Russian and not very experienced Dr. Kosevich (Robin Williams), and this doesn't do any favours for Samuel either. When he misses another of the many scans they were meant to do together, Rebecca decides that Samuel is not involved enough in the pregnancy and knows he is not keen on the idea at all, so she leaves him. Alone, Samuel does watch the ultrasound video of his baby son growing inside his partner, at for the first time, he feels something for the new life he has created. After getting his head together, Samuel realises he loves Rebecca too much to let her go, and he finally feels confident enough to have a baby, and of course that is the point when her water breaks. A rush to the hospital causes some accidents along the way, a few people get injured and are forced to get in the car to go there as well, but they make it. They are not happy to see Dr. Kosevich again as the one to do the delivery, but as the only doctor who can, they, and the Dwyers right next to them have no choice. In the end, after the squabbles and the complaining from both the males and females, the two babies are delivered successfully, the Dwyers have another daughter, and Rebecca and Samuel are happy together with their baby son. Also starring Mia Cottet as Lili and Joey Simmrin as Truman. Just before the release Grant was caught with Hollywood prostitute Divine Brown, but I don't think it marred his career whatsoever, in this he still puts on the modern Cary Grant thing he brought to Four Weddings. Moore is reliable as Grant's pregnant other half, Arnold is a little annoying, Cusack is alright, Goldblum has his moments, and Williams makes the most as the manic obstetrician. The film is layered with some mild laughs, it has all the usual sentimental stuff involved for the baby premise, and the script could have used a tiny bit more work, not such a bad comedy. Okay!

I did enjoy most of Nine Months, my favourite part was the ride to the hospital, that was hilarious, and Robin Williams was priceless. Nine Months was nice to watch, but some of it is uneven. Hugh Grant is dashing in the lead, and Julianna Moore as his love interest likewise. However there are other parts that didn't work quite as well. Jeff Goldblum is at least watchable, but the usually excellent Joan Cusack gives a fairly miserable performance as Gail Dwyer. The script has its ups and downs where the humour felt forced, likewise with the story, where some parts were overly sentimental and hurt the pace at times. Nine Months certainly isn't a terrible movie, it just didn't work as much as it had potential to have. 6/10 for a valiant effort. Bethany Cox