Miss Conception (2008)

This was an extremely uncomfortable movie. First of all, it's a movie about a girl who wants to have a baby so badly. She looks to be in her late 20's early 30's, and she wants to have a baby with her current boyfriend. When he clearly isn't ready…she storms off, and leaves him. She goes to the doctor, because she is afraid that she is too old to have kids. When the doctor says she's got one last shot at having a child...she tries to get ahold of her boyfriend...but she can't get ahold of him because his new assistant wants her boyfriend and sabatages her calls. So, thinking that her boyfriend left her for good...she tries to find three different handsome strangers...and...well, just use your imagination. It was uncomfortable...but in the end, her boyfriend realizes that his co-worker is rejecting his girlfriends calls, and runs back to her...but not in time. Still, it has a happy ending. It was OK...just uncomfortable to watch...not a date night movie.For daily movie reviews visit: kimsmoak.com now!

Where do you start with this movie? OK...well...The attempted British accent - think Dick Van Dyke...enough said.Storyline; as has been said by other people is implausible from a number of different aspects. The main one being that the two girls sit down to write a list of situations to try and get Heather pregnant...and miss out the 'go down to a bar every night for the next four nights and pick up a different guy each night' option...Heather wouldn't last more than ten minutes in a bar without being chatted up! She would have the pick of the bar. Also, she's a boss on a building site???? OK...?Casting; Why do filmmakers continue to cast British people as Americans and Americans as British...is it just so that we can complain about the bad accents...instead of concentrating on the bad movie? I'm unsure. There must be so many aspiring actors and actresses that could have been in this film and been more suited!Filming; OK in the main...but is a little amateurish in my opinion in quite a few places. It almost struck me as though certain shots were straight out of the how to film a movie book.Will Mellor; Was Will Mellor...He's just Gaz of Two Pints! He's OK in this.Comedy; I've heard that it's all about timing...and this movie misses every cue.Fight scenes; OK I am being generous...there is some arm holding followed by a severe case of slapping! Yes slapping...between two heterosexual men! I am to believe that her ex is so mad that he grabs his best friend's arms, wrestles at arms length (it's more like an extended hug) and then slaps him! Nope! I don't buy that!Predictability; Go with your instincts on this. Fast forward to the end and get the (lack of) surprise over with.Script writing; Well again I'm being generous here...I would say a 12 year old girl wrote this (sorry to all the 12 year old girls out there...I didn't mean to insult you!). Absolutely no twists or turns with this movie. Even down to a turkey baster making an appearance!Key phrase in movie; When the male dancer chats to his mate over the phone while Heather goes into the hotel bathroom to get ready...he says that he thinks that she's a little soft in the head...and to be honest...that's actually remarkably accurate for her reactions to all the encounters she has in the movie in my opinion.Travelogue; Her (ex)boyfriend doing the trains, planes and automobiles thing getting back from Ireland to the UK...to be honest, I don't understand the whole getting a taxi from the port back home...needing money...walks to the service till...then gets to a random road somewhere - that not being home. This adds nothing to the movie! When I've needed a taxi and not had enough money, the taxi driver has more than usually taken me to the nearest working ATM and waited for me to get the money out and then taken me (surprise, surprise) to the address that I ask to go to.Heather; Great looking girl...but must be struggling to get quality film roles to accept this sort of nonsense this late on in her career. It's not as though she is just starting out...and she does actually IMHO have some acting talent...usually!Am I the target demographic for this movie...absolutely not. Why did I watch it? Well I was flicking through the channels abroad found an English speaking movie channel and it was on. I should have carried on flicking!

Georgina (Heather Graham) is a mid-thirties British woman with a big problem. Pining to be a mother, she learns that she is going into pre-mature menopause and that she may have only weeks to conceive a child. Since she has been in love with a nice man, Zak (Tom Ellis) for six years, she has a father-to-be in waiting. But, horrors! At a gathering of relatives to celebrate the birth of Zak's sister's daughter, Georgina is appalled that Zak is less than enthusiastic about his new niece and that he blames a broken bit of sculpture on his preschooler nephew instead of confessing his own guilt. Once back in the car, they fight and Zak moves in with a friend. The next day, Georgina relents, knowing her desperation for pregnancy, and tries to contact Zak. But, alas, he is on assignment at some remote island, without cellphone reception and WITH a pretty co-worker. Now, Georgina has to find a "new" man fast, so her friends help her plot out some ideas. From heading toward the funeral of a young skydiver, placing an ad to sublet her apartment to a young male, or looking twice at the burly man at work, Georgina is racing against her biological clock. Can she succeed in getting what she wants? This is a fine view for romcom fans everywhere, for the plot is funny and clever. Just watching Georgina "hook up" with her handsome co-worker, only to find out at a critical moment that he has had the mumps and is now shooting blanks, is truly comical. But, that's not the only good mo, as the plot is one zany encounter after another. The cast is really nice, with Graham, Ellis, Mia Kirchner, and others doing a great job. What a treat to see Nicholas Le Prevost, as the infertility doctor, years after his nice turn in The Jewel in the Crown. Sets, costumes, direction, and productions niceties are also fine. So, if you love those funny tales of love, be assured that you will find this one to be a "hit" and not a "miss". Enjoy.

I give this movie a 5/10. For most people who intend to watch this movie there maybe somethings you'd like to know in order to decide whether to go ahead and rent it. So I'll provide the ups and downs.Downs : Heather Graham doesn't do a very bad job at portraying the character she plays, the movie's characters are just a little weak. For a character (girl) who is trying/wanting to get pregnant in the movie, almost every scene has alcohol in it. And in this age or say generation where communication is much more prevalent than the middle ages, its not so hard to get in touch with your half broken up boyfriend for 4-5 days. The movie is supposed to have some jokes I heard. I didn't really succumb to any of them.After having said all that some Ups : Despite have weak characters play the movie, the storyline wasn't so bad. Every move was intended to be a little suspenseful and Heather of course looks terrific in the movie.