What a disappointment

Rating: 1/10 (1 February 2007)

If you are a thinking, reasonable person, and you have a life plan that makes any kind of sense, you will hate this movie. Can you imagine being a super hot young woman, and you hadn't planned to have kids until 10 years from now, and you've just received a big job promotion and a huge career opportunity, and you wind up falling into bed with a chubby, ugly, awkward guy that you know absolutely nothing about. But it doesn't stop there, it gets even more far-fetched: After you find out that this guy impregnated you, and after you see that this guy is a stoner and a total loser, and a 2nd look shows you that he's still chubby and slobby, you commit to this guy and to building a relationship, and to having/raising his baby. Well, this movie wouldn't exist without this completely improbable plot. It would be fine if the whole tone of the movie was just as absurd, but the movie seeks to explore relationships, watch characters make meaningful changes, and teach lessons. This pablum continues as the movie closes with the stereotypical, feel-good ending about the happy future for this couple. More improbability: Joanna Kerns has a cameo as Katharine Heigl's mother - this actress is 60 years old(?) but her excellent lighting and plastic surgery makes her look like she's 25 - and we're supposed to believe that this is what a person's mother normally looks like. Right.