Look Who's Talking (1989)

I seem to be in a small minority of people who hated 'Look Who's Talking'. That's fine, but I really can't understand what people see in this film. It has a plot that goes nowhere, jokes that appear to have been written by 5 year olds, and of course, highly annoying talking babies.What irritates me most about dumb films like this is how some people try to make out that they're 'classics'. This movie is barely watchable it's so annoying, why on earth does it deserve to be held in the same regard as some of the best films of all time? 'Look Who's Talking' is exactly the sort of film I usually avoid, and I wish I had.

|Credit. IMDb| Mollie is a single mum who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst to her) seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates would make a good father figure! If only she could understand him...Despite it's somewhat classical reputation among moviegoers, I never got a chance to see this movie. Look Who's Talking isn't a classic, far from it. But damn it sure is funny and cute to watch. I can't recall how many occasions I laughed in the 1st half, especially the moment where Mikey rips off a hairpiece of a person Kirstie Alley was dating. This movie's key to success is the great chemistry between John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. They are both likable, and felt real together. While Bruce Willis is hilariously smart-assed as the voice of Mikey. Slight criticism? The 1st half is much better than the 2nd, as the 2nd half gets a bit redundant, and wears thin.Performances. John Travolta is very charismatic, and gives a fun show here. He had me laughing a lot, and I enjoyed his performance. Kirstie Alley is engaging and fun to watch here. Before she became infamous for Jenny Craig, this was a sample of how good she could be. Olympia Dukakis is funny as the nonchalant Mom. George Seagal plays a sleaze ball wonderfully.Bottom line. This is just fun entertainment, nothing more. It stumbles a bit in the 2nd half, but I think that was to be expected. Not looking forward to the sequels, due to the horrible reviews. But if they are even half as funny and entertaining as this one. I'll be pleased.7/10

Look Whos Talking is a good movie,its not fantastic its not a laugh out loud ninety minutes of comedy gold but its good and its much better than the the sequels Look Whos Talking Too and Look Whos Talking Now and I thought John Travolta did a brilliant performance as James and doing the voice of the baby Mikey as hes talking in his head and thinks that the adults understand him.A woman has an affair with a married man and decides that its wrong and breaks it up although the man doesn't want to end it,she then finds out a few days later at the hospital that he got her pregnant,but she hates him and doesn't want him to see the child when hes born and pretends to people that she got pregnant by freezing sperm.When she gets into a taxi her water breaks and she gets the taxi driver to take her to the hospital(taxi driver named James played by John Travolta),when the baby's born she tries tries to find the perfect dad for her son Mikey (voiced by John Travolta) while Mikey provides wisecracking commentary,when she goes on the dates she gets James to babysit and Mikey starts to think that hes his dad.

This film from director Amy Heckerling was originally meant to be a romantic comedy, without the voice-overs. The producers did not like the finished product, so they came up with the idea of having Mikey talk, and probably saved the picture.Bruce Willis does a great job with the voice in what would have been a very drab, and somewhat confused, picture. Most of the antics are fun, but Willis' one-liners save the day. Kirstie Alley and John Travolta are a good pairing in the lead roles.I am glad I caught this one on video (some 16 years ago) and did not bother catching it at the movies. Only fair entertainment.Sunday, February 10, 1991 - Video