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Comedy about a man who, desperate to impregnate his wife, decides to rob a sperm bank where he once made a deposit. Cast:Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan, Wood Harris, Nat Faxon, Aisha Tyler, Collette Wolfe, Hayes Macarthur, Lindsey Kraft, Jay ChandrasekharDirector:Jay ChandrasekharRelease Date:August 3, 2012DVD Release:September 18, 2012From:Millenium EntertainmentRating:RLength:1 hr 33 min
The Babymakers played in limited release to weak reviews. • Molly Eichel wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a two hour compilation of boob-shots and semen jokes... the subject matter has aged with the Broken Lizard crew." • And Joe Leydon wrote in Daily Variety, "Yet another attempt to mix raunchy excess and romantic-comedy sweetness... sporadically amusing..." More Reviews Below...
The Babymakers Positive Reviews (21 Reviews, reviews below)
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "This is what happens when emotion and character are sacrificed for jokes, when set pieces are preferred over narrative, when a movie is just a collection of so-so gags."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 464 words, 08/02/12
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...stuck between Judd Apatow's humane raunchiness and the 'American Pie' series' smirky broadness... we get 20 minutes of masturbation jokes..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 88 words, 08/03/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...utterly clueless about its tone and has no idea how relentlessly it is undercutting itself. By the time we arrive at the obligatory happy ending, I felt sort of insulted."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 08/03/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Delivered with sloppy, gleeful confidence, the movie is smarter than most gross-out comedies but isn't afraid to inspire an 'Ewww.' "(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 372 words, 08/03/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...starts out as an agreeable, playfully off-color comedy of contemporary domestic manners and loses course to become a slack, tacky slapstick."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/03/12
Sara Stewart, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...lame.... in a culture where shows like 'Modern Family' are wildly popular, a dud like 'Babymakers' doesn't even find sticking power in its offensiveness."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 08/03/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...utterly clueless about its tone and has no idea how relentlessly it is undercutting itself. By the time we arrive at the obligatory happy ending, I felt sort of insulted."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 08/03/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Not pulling out soon enough -- its 95 minutes feel like a trimester -- the wheel-spinning comedy follows a quartet of doofuses trying to rob a sperm bank."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 08/01/12
Tom Russo, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...makes the mistake of thinking that anyone is here for the honey-babe-sweetie rom-com stuff. There's an awful lot of relationship filler between the outrageous bits."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 352 words, 08/03/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "...for five minutes one can get a hint of the movie that might have been.... Then the story kicks in, and with that goes the movie's last honest impulse."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 518 words, 08/03/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "Not pulling out soon enough -- its 95 minutes feel like a trimester -- the wheel-spinning comedy follows a quartet of doofuses trying to rob a sperm bank."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 192 words, 08/01/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "The fine art of the jizz joke probably peaked with 'There's Something About Mary,' but that doesn't stop Jay Chandresekhar from beating it to death..."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 08/02/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a safe, laugh-free exercise that gets to have its fun, such as it is, because it's all in the service of the most conservative notions of domestic normality."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 490 words, 07/29/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Delivered with sloppy, gleeful confidence, the movie is smarter than most gross-out comedies but isn't afraid to inspire an 'Ewww.' "(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 372 words, 08/03/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...starts out as an agreeable, playfully off-color comedy of contemporary domestic manners and loses course to become a slack, tacky slapstick."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/03/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Yet another attempt to mix raunchy excess and romantic-comedy sweetness in an anything-goes raucous farce... sporadically amusing..."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 191 words, 04/01/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Viewers may suspect the filmmakers have no clue about the actual operation of fertility clinics and sperm banks, but most will be laughing too hard to care."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 408 words, 03/10/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...starts out as an agreeable, playfully off-color comedy of contemporary domestic manners and loses course to become a slack, tacky slapstick."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 08/03/12
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE(cg) "...not too deep, but it does have a good cast that tries hard.... the movie comes off as a tad endearing: Tommy will do anything to make his Audrey happy."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 522 words, 08/02/12
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Delivered with sloppy, gleeful confidence, the movie is smarter than most gross-out comedies but isn't afraid to inspire an 'Ewww.' "(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 372 words, 08/03/12
17.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Babymakers's reviews are separated by an average 17.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
The Babymakers (21 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Babymakers's reviews cover 33.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 7,955 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 379 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Babymakers Coverage, Volume & Length (21 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 4 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Babymakers's reviews on average broke 4 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Babymakers's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Babymakers (21 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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