Rated: PG-13

Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook (Fey) has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she's finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant.

Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski (Poehler) to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough ... After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive's well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. - Universal Pictures

Fey gives a great performance playing Kate, who's determined to be a mother. After trying many ways, including trying to impregnate herself with sperm from a donor lab, her decision to have a surrogate comes with trepidation, and rightly so. Her co-star Poehler plays the off-the-wall surrogate Angie with great comedic ineptness, making the character totally fun. The two make the film work as a great evening for any audience.

Martin gives great support, adding to the enjoyment with his special style of humor. As Kate’s boss Barry, he’s the guru of organic foods. Martin has been one of my favorite comedians for a long time and has been featured in some films that have turned out to be classics; like The Jerk, Cheaper By The Dozen, Three Amigos, and Roxanne. In addition to Martin, Weaver appears as Chaffee Bicknell, the head of the surrogate agency. Her acting skills are still intact, playing the aloof entrepreneur who thinks she is bringing love to people, even though she can have kids and flaunts it openly.

Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Dax Shepard, Greg Kinnear, Steve Martin

FINAL ANALYSIS: Baby Mama is an entertaining comedy that gives birth to great laughs.

This Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 / 5

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