Six New York
thirty-somethings see their lives change over the course of several years as children
come into their lives. Alex and Leslie (Chris O’Dowd and Maya Rudolph) are a
married couple with two children, struggling to keep their heads above water. Ben
and Missy (Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig) are a sexually charged couple who find
things difficult once a baby arrives while Jason and Julie (Adam Scott and Jennifer
Westfeldt) are best friends who know each other inside out. Fearing that they
are getting old and seeing how difficult managing a marriage and child can be,
they decide to have a child as friends with no emotional attachment. Both are
free to carry on with their separate love lives after the child’s birth and
agree to joint custody of the baby.
There have been comparisons to last years smash hit Bridesmaids but that is purely down to
casting. This is a completely different film. While Wiig, O’Dowd, Rudolph and Hamm all starred in Wiig’s
massively successful comedy, Friends with
Kids reminded me more of a Woody Allen film, only without the wit or
humour.
