The Age of Commercialism

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Child psychologist Samuel Faulkner (Hugh Grant) is in a perfect happy relationship with Rebecca Taylor (Julianne Moore). That is until she brings up the M word "Marriage". They are hounded by married couple Marty (Tom Arnold) and Gail Dwyer (Joan Cusack) with their rambunctious daughters. Rebecca tells Samuel that she's pregnant. Their friend Sean Fletcher (Jeff Goldblum) is perpetually single with a series of young girlfriends. Kosevich (Robin Williams) is a weird Russian doctor with bad English. Samuel keeps whining. Rebecca eventually leaves Samuel and moves in with the Dwyers.I usually like Hugh Grant's hamming and hawing in his rom-coms. This commitment phobic version is much less endearing and rather annoying. For some reason, Tom Arnold keeps showing up like a bad rash. Jeff Goldblum's character is equally horrible. The whole movie is one annoying character after another. The broad comedy could have worked if I actually care about anybody in this movie. In a fight between Samuel and Marty, I root for a double knockout. I'd probably also throw in Robin Williams and Jeff Goldblum into the ring. Julianne Moore is rather bland but has a couple of funny moments. Director Chris Columbus is somehow tone deaf and the praying mantis is very creepy. The jokes keep falling flat.

This movie was a huge good surprise to me. I didn't see the reviews before watching it, but just after when I decided to read more about it. This movie made me laugh and enjoy all the funniest moments and also the romantic moments in its story. I love comedies and this one is one of the funniest I ever saw. Robin Williams did a great job. And Hugh Grant cause me a great good impression in this movie. After watching him in Nothing Hill, I kinda disliked his work as actor. But he caused me a good impression with this one. I am glad I didn't read any reviews before watching the movie. So I highly encourage you to watch Nine Months and be prepared to have fun and laugh a lot.

As a kid, after returning from School and wrapping up home-work, I remember watching 'Nine Months' a number of times. It was my favorite film then. Now when I look at this film, and when I think about the memories attached to it, I still kinda love it. Director Chris Columbus made my day as a kid.'Nine Months' was not a path-breaking, $300 million rich film, nor was it liked by the pseudo critics. It was a story that wanted an audience, which fortunately it got! The entire idea of a would-be-dad freaking out to his pregnant partner is an interesting thought for a romantic-comedy. Chris Columbus's direction was good. Another aspect that worked big time in here, were it's simply weird characters. Tom Arnold & Joan Cusack were the memorable characters and performers, while Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore managed as the lead performers. Jeff Goldblum did his part well, while Robin Williams was lovable and wild as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.I love this film... I've got memories attached to it. But even otherwise, this is a good film, that deserves a watch.

Depending on your comedic taste and if you like Hugh Grant you won't be disappointed by Nine Months.Ever afraid of commitment, Grant's character, Samuel, has it all - well certainly as much as he is comfortable with. With a successful practice as a child psychotherapist, pretty girlfriend (Julianne Moore), an age old cat and a Porsche, life couldn't get any more demanding. However, unbeknown to Samuel, his girlfriend Rebecca is starting to feel as though something is missing from life - a child.During a drive home one day, whereby Samuel is voicing his disapproval of modern parenting and the amount of troubled kids he has to deal with, Rebecca announces she is pregnant which causes him to crash the car in disbelief. In spite of the pregnancy being purely accidental, Samuel begins to feel like a rabbit caught in the headlights and inwardly cowers at the thought of how his perfect and self-serving existence may have to be compromised.What follows is his deceitful and feigned interest in his unborn child once it becomes evident that Rebecca wants to keep the baby. But as the pregnancy progresses his indifference becomes clear to Rebecca as he misses or turns up late for scans, protests when he is told by the doctor that his cat will have to be re-homed and that his beloved Porsche will have to be traded in for a family friendly alternative.Throw in his friend (played by Jeff Goldblum), his friend's sister, husband and three errant kids who are nothing but a harsh omen of what the future holds and both external chaos and inner turmoil ensue.Hugh Grant is a master at portraying the suppressed British buffoon and this movie is by no means an exception. Will he eventually accept he must grow up and take responsibility or will he call time on what he once cherished as a relaxed and chaos free partnership?