Baby Boom (1987)

Memorable, crazy movie

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The most baffling thing about this unforgivably stupid film is that when the lead character interrupts a critical business meeting to sing her adopted baby a lullaby over the phone, or turns her office into a playhouse by bringing the child to work and juggling her like a greased piglet we're supposed to find it charming. And when her boss reassigns her to a less stressful client account and she quits in a huff, we're supposed to think he's a loathsome corporate shark and she's a gutsy role model. I didn't feel that way. From the moment Diane Keaton's character inherits the baby she acts like an idiot while the people around her are sensible and tolerant. This makes it very hard to root for her when her life is turned upside down, and even harder to believe in her as a high powered businesswoman. This character, as written and played, couldn't find her feet with a flashlight. I'm a fan of Diane Keaton but this script does her no favours and her performance is an insult to working women, working mothers and to the concepts of common sense and perspective. And yes, I know it's meant to be a comedy but it does also have pretensions to making social statements and seems to be setting Keaton's character up as a role model, so the audience deserves a lot more. Awful, truly awful.

Baby Boom is a very warm, delightful, funny romantic comedy that I absolutely love. I've seen it many times, but I was channel surfing last night and came upon it about 20 minutes into the movie and I had to watch it again, of course. Because today's workplace environment is much more "mom-friendly", this movie seems a bit outdated to women who were born after 1970. Many of them probably will not appreciate the plight of the main character, J.C. Wyatt (played by Diane Keaton) as much as we "older" women who worked through the 80's and beyond. But taken in this context, this movie is great entertainment.I particularly enjoy the problems she encounters with her "new" home in Vermont (reminiscent of "Money Pit" and "Funny Farm") and also the relationship that develops between Diane Keaton's character the that of Sam Shepherd, the handsome country veterinarian. Some scenes are downright hilarious. Others, sweet and tender. Although I'd consider this a "chick flick" my husband enjoys it and I think many other men would like it too. The morale of the story seems to be "do what makes you happy and not necessarily what society dictates". Quite ambitious for an 80's movie.My recommendation would be to pop in this DVD, pop some popcorn, curl up on the couch and derive some guilty pleasure with this flick

I am currently sitting on my couch on Christmas Eve, it's raining outside, freezing cold, and I've had a few glasses of wine. I couldn't have asked for a more relaxing atmosphere.If you ever find yourself in a similar setting and this movie comes on TV, do NOTTTTTTTTT turn it on.I tried to sit through it, but have finally had to turn it off. I never thought a movie could add so much stress to my life, but apparently it can. As if the kid crying every few minutes isn't annoying enough, Keaton can never seem to shut the hell up either. If you're not annoyed by her screaming and/or having multiple breakdowns on screen, you'll most certainly be annoyed by her inability to multitask when presented with the obstacles of a child. She's supposed to be this big shot business woman in the 80's and yet, for some reason, can't seem to find a good nanny in all of NYC to take care of the damn kid. For god sakes, 3 men and a baby worked it out - she can too.I won't begin to suggest this has been a very articulate posting, but I assure you, this movie is awfully irritating. I would strongly suggest staying clear of it.

The construction is rather obvious; the corporate wonder woman has a burden placed on her, but she is compelled to keep it. The second half mirrors the first half exactly - a boom of 'babies'.This could have been something more than a trifle, considering how the jokes were so fundamental to the way Hollywood currently makes fun of the flyover states. Note that the rejected nannies are servile, pious robots. The same idea of 'unacceptable risk' would be recycled in "Mrs. Doubtfire".The first half is pure screwball in nature. The second half seems to have nothing to do with the tone of the first half at all. The writer/director gambled on using "Funny Farm" ideas, but tried to disguise them as something new -- it was no use, Hill's movie vastly overpowers this -- this comes across as indecisive and disconnected.The 80s seem to be the decade most lampooned in movies because of the unique confluence of styles -- linebacker shoulder pads on women's outfits, bass drum beats that would knock you sideways, businesslike sex, conspicuous consumption...Hollywood never seemed to realize, never seemed to have a clue, that every joke they fired off only made fun of themselves.It shows here: the tinsel town airheads try to make fun of corporate America, but the way the movie itself was made is every bit as disingenuous and venal as the target.