Junior
This is one of those comedies that wasn't really funny, but it was good. It's hard to explain these comedies. When somebody hears a comedy isn't funny, they automatically think that it means that the movie is bad. Not neccesarily. Sometimes, the comedy is just a feel-good movie, and I don't mean romantic. In a way, it's a drama without all of the over-the-top emotions. I guess this is how we got the sub-genre of dramedy.
Junior is a dramedy. And a good one at that. I wasn't expecting much. Mainly just cheap jokes at the expense of a man being pregnant. But, that was not the case.
Junior is a sweet film that digs up the feelings of a lonely man, who, at first being against the idea, actually wants a baby. The pregnancy wasn't actually supposed to leave up to the birth. But, when Dr. Alex Hesse (Schwarzennager) goes behind Dr. Larry Arbogast (DeVito)'s back, the pregnancy continues. The best thing about
Junior is that it doesn't go over the top in either the comedy or drama. It was real emotion, that never goes into Hollywood motion. Yes, there are cliches. But, every movie has them.
Junior isn't great, but it's sweet and funny enough to watch.
4/5