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Maybe Baby

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Okay, I'll admit it. I bought this movie mainly because it starred Hugh Laurie. I am a major Hugh Laurie fan which only happened after I discovered him in the TV series "House". Now I can't get enough of this trememdously talented and very sexy actor/comedian. I honestly wasn't even expecting much from this movie since I'd never heard of it, and I figured it was going to be a bomb that would, if nothing else, give me a couple of hours of seeing Hugh Laurie. I was more than pleasantly surprised. Not only did this movie keep me laughing throughout, but the entire cast is wonderful. Laurie gives an outstanding performance as the insecure script writer desperately trying to conceive a baby with his wife, played by Joely Richardson who also deserves much praise for her performance. Their relationship, though strained at times, is one of total love and devotion that is put to the test more than once by both partners. The clever and often hysterical banter between the two is laugh out loud funny. Rowan Atkinson, a/k/a Mr. Bean, plays Richardson's gynecologist with his usual quirky, off-the-wall style. The actor who plays the director of Laurie's movie about their baby-making experiences (which he is having made without his wife's knowledge) will have you rolling on the floor laughing. And, of course, there are a few tear-jerking moments here and there, but overall the movie is just plain funny. I'm glad I discovered Hugh Laurie or I may never have seen this wonderful movie. I highly recommend it, especially for anyone who just wants to see a fun movie or for any Hugh Laurie fan because you will see a lot of him and his piercing blue eyes in this film.

I stumbled onto this movie on a late night session of mindless channel surfing and was instantly drawn in.

I loved the way Sam and Lucy's marriage is depicted in this film. There's something instantly endearing about these two, and you just want to follow along in their (at times hilarious, at times gut-wrenchingly-sad) attempts to conceive a child. This movie is written in a way that really allows you to become (perhaps reluctantly) emotionally invested in the two main characters (perfectly captured by Richardson and Laurie). I also found myself completely enamored by Hugh Laurie, not because I thought he blatantly good looking or something, but because I really felt for him as the devoted but imperfect husband. I later stumbled on to the fact that Laurie played the equally haughty and attractive Mr. Palmer in another one of my favorite films -- Sense and Sensibility.

I suppose this review is just one glorified run on sentence, but don't let my stream of consciousness praise put you off -- this is a truly delightful movie.

I found this movie very sweet and funny. Joely Richardson was adorable & I just adored Hugh Laurie. He looked REALLY good. I was disapointed because I found out that the American version kept out some parts that I think would have been important to the relationship between Sam & Lucy and also having read the book they were pretty funny. For me therefore it left me a bit lost at parts in the middle. but i do highly recommend it.

I love this cute little comedy movie. I thought Hugh Laurie was absolutely awesome. He is so hilarious and brilliant. One of the best movies I've ever seen him in. He is so good at these kind of comedies. This is just a fantastic movie. I also enjoyed Matthew Macfadyen's charater Nigel. Eventhough his role was small, he was still amazine. He was the reason I bought the movie in the first place, but now that I've watched it I have become a big fan of Hugh Laurie's too.

I actually saw this film last year in Australia, and the reason for watching it was a radio interview I heard with the author, Ben Elton. He's a british Stand-Up comedian, a writer, an actor and producer. And he's FUNNY! The story of the film has many autobiographical elements, because Elton and his wife went through the pains of infertility, after discovering that the effort of using contraceptives for years and years was completely useless! Hugh Laurie and Joley Richardson play the couple in an extraordinarily funny way, the story is good and it's told good. I definitely liked the movie, and when it's shown in the US eventually, I will go and see it again.

I ordered this movie on Pay Per View cable tv. because of the fact that James Purefoy was in it...never expecting it to be so well done and...Funny! It was one of ny first experiences with British comedy and I was extremely pleased not only with Mr. Purefoy's performance but also the entire cast. if you are looking for an off the wall comedy..this is it!

I loved this movie when I first saw it, and I was so excited when I got the DVD that I watched it immediately. And it was good, but I started to feel like I was missing chunks of the movie, like parts had been taken out. Turns out there were.

In the original cut, there is a lot more humor, a lot more sex, and a lot more Britishness. The 104 minute movie has been scaled down to a 93 minute knock off that glosses over the difficult and complex ending with a shoddy voice over, cuts out the entire subplot of Lucy's affair, and removes the sex not suited for American audiences. I was disappointed with this film.

The original is stellar if you can find it, just be forewarned that you will be missing out if you get this version.

Reviewers who have watched the Region 2 DVD version of this film insist that the 10 additional minutes in that version make all the difference. This version misses the mark. How could it miss with Ben Elton writing and directing and Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson in the lead roles? Answer: it skips the process that the couple needs to go through to come to some peace with their situation. One scene "all is lost" and "presto chango" in the next is all resolved. This leaves the main characters as card board cutouts for a comic plot. Still its worth watching for the stylish send ups of the BBC, modern London, and some very funny scenes. Richardson is dazzlingly georgeous and Laurie is charming and wonderful. Laurie's sperm-test song is a keeper. Just don't expect that touching moment that make every thing work--someone, somewhere, somehow forgot to write, shoot, or include it in this version. But, oh would I love to see the Region 2 version! Explain to me why in the world Amazon doesn't sell it on the U.S. website???

Oops! I got edited... I chose that subject heading because that was the title that the director guy in the book of this movie wanted to call the movie that the character in the book wrote the script for. Confused? Sorry, there's no need to be. Just watch the movie and read Ben Elton's 'Inconceivable' like I did and it will all make sense!!

This movie displayed fantastic English humour as well as touching romance. Not to mention tackling the sensitive subject of Infertility. You find yourself laughing at the fact that Hugh Laurie's Sam has to shove a container of man juice up his bottom to keep it warm, yet at the same time, you feel sad because no matter what they put themselves through, Sam and Lucy just can't seem to get pregnant. And to make matters worse, ignorant old Sam isn't giving Lucy the attention she deserves!!

Hugh Laurie was absolutely gorgeous and Joely Richardson was stunning. It was funny yet sad, and seemed to present both a bloke's and a woman's point of view in the most honest of ways. I felt all fuzzy and lovey towards my partner afterwards, and I think it would probably have that effect mainly on people who are in a long-term relationship.

The one-liners are brilliant and there are cameos from a few great English actors that we all know and love.

What can I say? I love it! I had a tear and a giggle.

I've become a Hugh Laurie fan since I started watching House, and I was interested in his earlier work. My disappoinment comes from finding out the extent of the editing from the British version to the American version. Right now, I couldn't have played the Region 2 version because I have a standard DVR, but I do plan to upgrade soon, and I resent the fact that if I want to see the "complete" movie (with features, which were NOT included in the Region 1 version) I'll have to buy the other version. It's as though the House DVD's sold in Britain were missing an episode for each season. In other words, a truly stupid idea. As far as the actual content of the movie, it is cute, and some of it is downright funny (especially Dawn French and Rowan Atkinson). The "dramatic" parts are a little overwrought (the Hugh Laurie character supposedly "betrays" the Joely Richardson character by secretly making a movie about the couple's fertility struggles, but she is so obssessive in her child quest that you wind up feeling sorry for HIM). Who knows? Maybe the less edited (i.e., British) version makes more dramatic sense, but I won't know unless I buy it, will I?!?