My Baby's Daddy (2003)
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4% of critics liked it
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56% of users liked it
(9,927 ratings)
Three lazy pals find they're facing fatherhood simultaneously in this light-hearted comedy co-written by star Eddie Griffin. Lonnie (Griffin), G. (Anthony Anderson), and Dominick (Michael Imperioli) live stress-free lives with Lonnie's trash-talking Uncle Virgil (John Amos). But when all… More Three lazy pals find they're facing fatherhood simultaneously in this light-hearted comedy co-written by star Eddie Griffin. Lonnie (Griffin), G. (Anthony Anderson), and Dominick (Michael Imperioli) live stress-free lives with Lonnie's trash-talking Uncle Virgil (John Amos). But when all three young men's girlfriends get knocked up at the same time, they're forced to take a long, hard look at their lifestyles. For G., who works at the family grocery store of his girlfriend Xi Xi (Bai Ling), that means saying no to criminal temptation and staying on the straight and narrow; for Dominick, it means taking time out from his busy career as a record producer and coming to terms with surprise revelations from his baby's momma; and for Lonnie, it means recognizing ghetto-fabulous girlfriend Rolonda (Paula Jai Parker) as the gold-digger she is and finding a new lady love without sacrificing his individuality. Directed by Cheryl Dunye, whose previous features were low-budget indies, My Baby's Daddy also stars rapper Method Man as imposing ex-con No Good. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cheryl Dunye
- Written By
- Eddie Griffin, Damon 'Coke' Daniels, David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 9, 2004 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 1, 2004
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Director Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman, Stranger Inside) has been fighting the good fight for years as an independent filmmaker, so I guess she's entitled to take the money and run.
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Christy Lemire, Associated Press
There are some jokes here, and any of these situations could have been funny as skits. Taken together, they're incoherent.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The antic, energetic performances are game, but they're overwhelmed by erratic pacing and disorganized writing.
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Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Births a big litter of bad jokes for every chuckle it manages to squeeze out.
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David Ng, Village Voice
A tired send-up of hip-hop-isms that also aspires to be a Waiting to Exhale for men.
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Cast
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Eddie Griffin
as Lonnie
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Anthony Anderson
as G.
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Michael Imperioli
as Dominick
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Method Man
as No Good
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John Amos
as Uncle Virgil
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Paula Jai Parker
as Rolonda
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Ling Bai
as Xi Xi
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Marsha Thomason
as Brandy
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Joanna Bacalso
as Nia
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Amy Sedaris
as Annabelle
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Drive By
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Dee Freeman
as Peaches
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Denis Akiyama
as Cha Ching
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Bobb'e J. Thompson
as Tupac
- Randy Sklar
- Jason Sklar
- Naomi Gaskin
- Fred Lee Own
- Wynne Pon
- Tsui Mung-Ling
- Scott Thompson
