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My Baby's Daddy

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My Baby's Daddy (2004)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:2

Rotten:49

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: Full of poop jokes, broad racial stereotyping, and other tired gags, My Baby's Daddy makes the absolute least of a decent premise.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] sexual content, language, and some drug references

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 9, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $17,215,064

Synopsis: Eddie Griffin, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Anderson are Lonnie, Dominic, and G, childhood friends who continue to live like children. But when they find that they're about to become fathers,... Eddie Griffin, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Anderson are Lonnie, Dominic, and G, childhood friends who continue to live like children. But when they find that they're about to become fathers, they must face up to a whole new set of responsibilities. Lonnie is the most uptight of the three, who soon realizes that his girlfriend, Rolanda (Paula Jai Parker), is more interested in partying than being a mother. Aspiring record producer Dominic is having a baby with Nia (Joanna Bacalso), but he soon discovers that she has fallen in love with her midwife. And then there's G, a wannabe boxer who is unable to commit 100% to his girlfriend Xi-Xi (Bai Ling). As the pressures of parenthood put an unbearable strain on Lonnie, Dominic, and G, they gradually begin to see what's important in life, and do what it takes to become responsible adults. [More]

Starring: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man

Starring: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man

Director: Cheryl Dunye

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Screenwriter: Eddie Griffin, Damon "Coke" Daniels, David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
Producer: Happy Walters, Eddie Griffin, Matthew Weaver
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • The ever outrageous Eddie Griffin (UNDERCOVER BROTHER) stars with Anthony Anderson (BARBERSHOP, SCARY MOVIE 3) and Grammy-winning rapper Method Man in this hilariously funny comedy from one of the executive producers of SCARY MOVIE! Lonnie (Griffin), G (Anderson), and Dominic (Michael Imperioli -- TV's THE SOPRANOS) are three bachelor buddies who have always thought of themselves as big-time players. But the party's over the minute their girlfriends all announce they're pregnant! Ready or not, these guys suddenly go from players ... to play time ... and deliver nonstop laughs like the ones you loved in BARBERSHOP and DADDY DAY CARE!
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    Makes you laugh out loud, feel dumb for cracking up at the imbecilic jokes, then relieved when you notice everyone next to you is laughing even louder than you.

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    01/09/04
    Phil Villarreal
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    There are lots of cheap, easy gags and some uncomfortably incorrect humor, but the film has a good heart.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    01/10/04
    Tom Maurstad
    Tom Maurstad
    Dallas Morning News

    This stuff wasn't funny when Ted Danson, Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg did it 15 years ago, and it isn't funny today with this hip-hop spin.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    01/10/04
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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    01/10/04
    Hollywood.com

    Cheryl Dunye's comedy follows three bachelor buddies on a journey toward maturity initiated by the simultaneous pregnancy of their girlfriends.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    01/12/04
    A.O. Scott
    A.O. Scott
    New York Times
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    It starts with implausible characters and descends into potty jokes (not just involving babies), racial stereotypes and a criminal lack of originality.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/12/04
    Carla Meyer
    Carla Meyer
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Not so memorable.

    Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
    01/09/04
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    St. Paul Pioneer Press

    This Baby deserves a spanking.

    Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
    01/15/04
    Christian Toto
    Christian Toto
    Washington Times

    There are some jokes here, and any of these situations could have been funny as skits. Taken together, they're incoherent.

    Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
    01/08/07
    Christy Lemire
    Christy Lemire
    Associated Press
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    A father wincing at the sight of his baby's green poop is the highlight of this laugh-free comedy.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    01/15/04
    Chuck Wilson
    Chuck Wilson
    L.A. Weekly

    Three Men and a Bomb!

    comment Comment
    02/03/09
    Clint Morris
    Clint Morris
    Brag Magazine

    The movie is overwhelmed by an odd mix of formula, stereotypes, and inconsistency.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    02/13/04
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    PopMatters

    With a new focus and a massive rewrite, My Baby’s Daddy was salvageable. As is, it’s merely unwatchable.

    Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
    01/12/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    It’s offensive, unfunny, badly acted, badly written, badly directed, and remarkably, outstandingly, disturbingly stupid.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    01/21/04
    David Cornelius
    David Cornelius
    eFilmCritic.com

    A tired send-up of hip-hop-isms that also aspires to be a Waiting to Exhale for men.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    01/13/04
    David Ng
    David Ng
    Village Voice

    That it took Griffin and three (credited) collaborators to come up with a script this by-numbers only proves once again that too many cooks homogenize the soup.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    01/12/04
    Dennis Harvey
    Dennis Harvey
    Variety
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    There is no good reason to make a trip to see My Baby's Daddy, but at least it goes down painlessly enough and isn't a complete wash.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    01/10/04
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
    DustinPutman.com

    There’s no time to be insulted by the endless string of racial jokes considering how infuriatingly literal the film is.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    01/09/04
    Ed Gonzalez
    Ed Gonzalez
    Slant Magazine

    The movie has no idea what to do with its premise, so instead it churns out scene after scene of tired slapstick.

    Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
    01/13/04
    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
    EricDSnider.com

    To pan it seems redundant, a foregone conclusion.

    Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
    01/08/04
    Eugene Novikov
    Eugene Novikov
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