The new movie “Babes” is another one of those films that walks a fine line between what is funny, and what might be funny because it is raunchy. Some comedy movies go the raunchy route, believing that if it is disgusting, then enough people will laugh and word of mouth will carry the movie in the box office. This movie is at times raunchy and then dials back for a while, and then is raunchy again – sometimes too much and other times, just enough.
The story is about two close friends Michelle Buteau who plays Dawn and Ilana Glazer who plays Eden. Dawn is married and at the start of this movie is about to give birth along the way to the hospital, which creates some opportunities for some raunchy scenes that involve water breaking and the pain of childbirth. At one point Dawn even crawls into an elevator, while in labor and on the way to the hospital. The scenes of Dawn giving birth provide a second barrage of raunchy dialogue and scenes, that many would consider both unnecessary and more importantly – not funny. Later in the story, after a fling with someone she met on a subway, Eden also gets pregnant and for the rest of the movie – the medical issues involving her pregnancy follow – with once again, several over the top raunchy scenes.
Overall, the story of these two close friends and their ups and downs included good dialogue for the most part and solid acting. This is not a high-quality comedy movie like “When Harry Met Sally” or “My Cousin Vinnie”, it’s overall just OK, but not good enough to be long term memorable.
The Rotten Tomatoes rating for this movie is way too high 92%, with my rating 75%, mainly for some of the acting and a moderate recommendation.
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