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Aaron Yoo, Bill Hader, Bonnie Somerville

A young woman to pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her a bunch of special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for ...( read more  read more... )nine months.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Lara Shapiro

Release Date: June 19, 2009

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DVD Release Date: August 4, 2009

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  • kiriyamakazou
    September 15, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    It's not throat slashingly bad, but it does miss an oportunity for good comedy. The scenario is there, the talent is there, but nothing is ever THAT funny. Amusing? Maybe, it wont wipe a smile off your face, but probably wont put one there either. Lohan is great, and it's a shame...( read more) her personal life has kept her away from big vehicles. The rest of the cast do there jobs, but it's all too predictable. Probably a good job that this didn't go to cinema's, as it's certainly of (at most) rental quality.
  • liquidstone14
    August 15, 2009
    liquidstone14
    Too cute to be offensive but too limp to be worth remembering, Labor Pains is one more than one occasion a bit demoralizing to watch. Not that the results come across as embarassing, but the project seems to be a source of disinterest for nearly all involved. Lara Shapiro's direc...( read more)ting is never less than competent, but it's also as devoid of imagination as can be. There is nothing remotely surprising about the screenplay's development, which keeps the humour at a pretty stupid level and loses considerable steam once the Big 'n Funny Secret comes to light. After that, it's just a matter of getting Guy + Girl together, and we all know how that ends, m'I right?

    And finally, for the Lindsay Lohan case... look, we're all aware that her career has taken serious blows over the last couple of years, especially after the flopping of the magically terrible I Know Who Killed Me. If anything, her headlining of Labor Pains isn't a misstep by any means, but that's not to say she brings her all to the role. Frankly, her performance is rather uninteresting and even artificial at times. It is still a bit of a pleasure to see the former teen queen onscreen again instead of on celebrity mugshots Hall of Fames, but I have seen her fare a lot better, especially in comedy. The supporting cast dillydallies between fairly good (Cheryl Hines) and fairly bad (Chris Parnell), but like their tabloid-friendly costar, there's nothing particularly notable about their work here.

    This isn't a film worth lamenting about, really. Labor Pains avoids bad taste or syrupy sentimentality, and it even has a couple of swell jokes, but down the line, it is unremarkable to the extreme. Even if it rightfully finds the idea of treating pregnant women like demigods ridiculously funny, it has nothing in stores for those that are looking for another riff on the far superior Junos or Knocked Ups of this world. Everyone's gotten their paychecks now, so let's just forget about this film, mmmkay...?
  • pinki3ros3
    November 11, 2009
    pinki3ros3
    An ok, hilarious movie. It's enjoyable :)
  • BillyRevenge
    October 30, 2009
    BillyRevenge
    I love Li-Lo films, but with Labor Pains, well it's easy to see why it went straight to video! It's watchable, but had me groaning in places and left me feeling unsatisfied. Saying that it had a couple of funny moments where I LOL-ed, but it didn't really make up for the rest of it.
  • Nenebelle
    October 27, 2009
    Nenebelle
    Labor Pains delivers some light laughs and in one scene at a breathing class a "rotfl" moment. Lindsay Lohans character is likeable but i never really took to the love interest. Good but predictable.
  • SWEETHOTSUNDAY
    October 24, 2009
    SWEETHOTSUNDAY
    This movie had about two funny lines in it, the rest was just plain and boring. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
  • mstweety620
    October 21, 2009
    mstweety620
    Kinda funny with good cast
  • chazzer78
    October 11, 2009
    chazzer78
    What were you thinking Ms Lohan?
  • braddad68
    October 11, 2009
    braddad68
    Been there, done that.
  • jschartrand
    October 11, 2009
    jschartrand
    Sorting out of nowhere the movie is even worst than a big pile of clichés, it's even worst.

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  • Rosepetal75
    July 14, 2009
    Rosepetal75
    Labor Pains premiere on July 19, 2009 on Family ABC.
  • 11887rio
    January 4, 2009
    11887rio
    im glad she back on the movies again
    go lindsay
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