Awesome Movie

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

There comes a time in life when you have to settle as to what your priorities are going to be. A family, a career, giving up certain hobbies to keep others. Travel, full time motherhood, being the boss lady and trying to find yourself. Many of these fall in line with Diane Keaton's character here, a big executive whose sudden promotion to partner is threatened by instant motherhood. I don't think in any world I live in that you can just will a baby to someone, but that's exactly what happens to Keaton here, handed over a baby in the boarding area of JFK as she heads to a big meeting. Finding someone to adopt the child falls through as does finding a nanny either not sleeping around on the job or being a female version of Hitler are among other issues, and when issues at her firm come up, it's time for Keaton to do a little flip-flop in personality, turning into the Erma Bombeck she never thought she had it in her to be.The sitcom like premise is saved by the witty script and the underplaying by Keaton, less neurotic than normal even if her frantic executive and new mommy has a few moments heading towards a breakdown. She loses a relationship with the non paternal Harold Ramis because of her new mommy status and seeing her try to run an office and keep a baby from crying is also amusing. What also works is watching this character grow up and realize that she's a woman, not a business machine, and not every woman in the new world of women in the work force is meant to be Oprah. So in spite of some minor implausabilities, this is quite well done. A scene in Riverside Park with Keaton getting mommy advice (among the women is "General Hospital's" Jane Elliott) is quite amusing. Look for a few Saturday Night Live vets in pivitol minor roles. The "Green Acres" switch towards the end is also very enjoyable, adding Sam Shephard as a veterinarian whom Keaton assumes to be a medical doctor. Love that 80's sound with a bouncy musical score consisting of several saxophones.

I loved this movie, Diane Keaton was great in this role and how cute is Elizabeth the baby..I also loved the relationship between Diane Keaton's character and Sam Sepherd's character..I am wondering though if anyone could help me locate a piece of artwork from the movie. Does anyone know the name of the artist who drew the picture of the flower above Diane Keatons bed in the beginning of this movie??.. It looks like a pencil sketch of a flower..I would love to have this picture, but I have been unable to find it anywhere..Does anyone know where I could find it, or the name of the artist?? Thank you for your assistance...Thanks, JG

A woman like J.C. Wiatt played by the Oscar Winner and film legend, Diane Keaton, plays a hard-working college graduate professional working up the ranks of partnership at a New York City firm. She has love by Harold Ramis who is equally consumed by his job in the business world. The two lovers are partners but not married. Then one day, J.C. gets her inheritance from a cousin which she thinks is a pin but is actually a baby named Elizabeth and she is the only living relative to care for the adorable baby. Keaton's Wiatt is already uptight with the thought of motherhood dropped on her doorstep. She takes Elizabeth in and says goodbye to her boyfriend. She becomes the unlikeliest of mothers. The supporting cast features the wonderful American actor and the man who helped rebuild the Globe Theater in London, Sam Wanamaker CBE as her boss who is the work addict himself and doesn't know how many grandchildren that he has but his wife does; James Spader plays the man who would take over Wiatt's job after three years of training under her belt; it must suck to be a woman so Wiatt quits New York City and buys 63 acre farm in Vermont. There with Elizabeth, they embark on a new life where she makes apple sauce and starts her own business like Martha Stewart. Does she find love and happiness in Vermont with all the troubles of running her estate? You'll just have to watch and find out. I believe Margaret Whitton is totally under-used in her role here as one of the corporate women.

Some movies are just fun to watch -- and this is one of those for me. Diane Keaton is one of the most engaging, likable actresses, in any role, and this one is perfect for her. The story doesn't hold a lot of suspense -- you know where it is going early-on, but that doesn't lessen the enjoyment. All of the supporting characters/actors, in both the sophisticated/big-city/New York setting, and in rural Vermont, are well-cast and likable as well. Keaton and co-star Sam Shepard are also engaging as a couple, with humorous contentions at first, and the romance soon following.The rapidity and degree of her success in her Vermont business venture are somewhat unbelievable (even despite her prestigious business background), but so what?Simply a thoroughly enjoyable, funny, pleasant and uplifting viewing.