Kinda Pregnant is kinda funny about 30% of the time. The other 70% of the movie is unfortunately comprised of painfully unfunny, cringe inducing “comedy”, and a borderline hate-able lead character.
The latest effort from Happy Madison Productions is a cut above their bottom tier projects, but that’s a pretty low bar to clear. I’ll admit, this movie has some genuine laugh out loud moments that caught me by surprise. Yes, some of the jokes are somewhat juvenile, but they’re funny nevertheless. However, for every one of those funny moments, There are half a dozen jokes that miss the mark by a mile. It’s honestly alarming how big the gap in quality is between what works and what doesn’t. Sadly it’s a lot more of the latter.
Amy Schumer is…ummm… well, let’s just say she’s an acquired taste. She’s a performer who can work as long as the material is strong, which hasn’t been the case with most of her endeavours. Anyone hoping this movie would be the next Trainwreck, don’t hold your breath. A flawed main character makes a film interesting, but Schumer’s character is straight up unlikeable. She doesn’t learn or grow on her own at all. Instead, the plot and people around her serve her character development on a silver platter. It’s all too easy, especially given how selfishly she’s behaving the entire time. There’s also very little logic behind her pretending to be pregnant in the first place, making every one of her decisions frustrating and unrelatable.
Kinda Pregnant definitely won’t be converting the Amy Schumer’s haters out there. Apart from some sporadic bursts of hilarity, there are few other reasons to recommend watching this one.
1.5/5
Review by: Benjamin Garrett