What to Expect When You're Expecting2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
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Critic Consensus: The cast is stocked with likable performers, but What to Expect When You're Expecting is too disjointed -- and too reliant on stock rom-com cliches -- to live up to its distinguished literary namesake.
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Cast
as Jules
as Evan
as Holly
as Wendy
as Rosie
as Skyler
as Ramsey
as Marco
as Gabe
as Gary
as Vic
as Alex
as Davis
as Craig
as Patel
as Janice
as Kara
as Himself
as Herself
as Herself
as Herself
as Himself
as Himself
as Social Worker
as Hutch Davidson
as Molly
as Courtney
as Lose It & Weep Host
as J.J.
as Female Co-Worker
as Hotel Doctor
as Holly's Client
as Ramsey's Friend
as Ramsey's Friend
as Convention Organizer
as Agency Official
as Adoption Mom
as Adoption Dad
as Jules' Obstetrician
as Wendy's Doctor
as Jules' Doctor
as Skyler's Doctor
as Anesthesiologist
as Jules' Nurse
as Wendy's Nurse
as Skyler's Nurse
as Lab Tech
as Nurse
as Hospital Receptionist
as Magazine Editor
as Photographer
as Steakhouse Waiter
as Cute Girl
as Pretty Girl
as Elderly Swimmer
as Interpreter
as Adina
as Ethiopian Priest
as Disruptive Kid
as Young Pregnant Wife
as Jordan
as Jordan
as Ad Guy
as Food Truck Girl
as Rosie's Doctor
as Vic's Wife
as Patel's Wife
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Member
as A1A Band Dancer
as A1A Band Dancer
as Young Boy
as BBQ Waiter
as BBQ Waitress
as BBQ Waitress
as Female Dance Partner
as Male Dance Partner
as Marco's Boss
as Teenager at Food Truck
as Female Contestant
as Male Contestant
as Convention Attendee
as Convention Attendee
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Critic Reviews for What to Expect When You're Expecting
All Critics (132) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (103)
Technically the genre isn't beneath contempt. But this movie is.
Bringing a child into the world is no laughing matter, and all involved seem to have done their level best to make things as mirthless as possible.
Babies are cute and expectant parents often aren't. That kind of sums up What to Expect When You're Expecting.
Director Kirk Jones and screenwriters Shauna Cross and Heather Hach consistently fall back on corny music and slow-motion to try to get laughs. Very little of this movie feels risky, or even frisky.
Patently contrived to deliver the safer side of pregnancy-related humor over the course of five tidily intersecting plot lines.
Remember when advice books stayed on the shelves where they belonged?
Audience Reviews for What to Expect When You're Expecting
Apart from a few funny scenes, this is a lame romantic comedy that follows five uninteresting couples (some of them really annoying) and has a ridiculous and embarrassing sense of humor involving gases, urine and vomit - which only shows how witless the producers are.
Super Reviewer
Really quite moving and entertaining with lots of disparate stories about parenthood from adoption, to miscarriage, to a difficult and unglamorous pregnancy. The ensemble cast is like a "Pitch Perfect" meets HIMYM guest stars reunion, and they're all en pointe: Anna Kendrick and Chace Crawford bust each others' balls, Elizabeth Banks and Ben Falcone are dorky and supportive of each other, and JLo is impressively maternal. I also love the backdrops of several subcultures such as reality television fanatics, food truck rivals, and of course, the gangsta dad group.
Super Reviewer
Can't believe I actually sat through this. It was on my "no way" list, but I do like some of the cast, so decided to watch it on TV. Definitely wouldn't have paid money to see it. Having said that, not as bad as I expected, (but believe me, my expectations were very low, so that's not actually saying a lot). As the title suggests, it's all about pregnancy, so if you're not obsessed with that and babies, probably not the movie for you either. The cast are good, and that's probably what saves this. I found the young one night stand storyline totally unbelievable, the others not so bad, but obviously the topic bores me to death and I can't relate to these women. I can imagine mums would probably love this and have a good laugh. I don't think anyone else would! Overall if you like the cast, it's *maybe* okay for a free watch on TV if you've nothing else to watch.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting Quotes
| Janice: | I was breastfed myself until I was six, and look how I turned out. |
| Vic: | You want to adopt? How about you adopt some new friends? |
| Female Co-Worker: | Should we all take off our bras? |
| Wendy: | im calling bs pregnancy sucks |
| Wendy: | Well, I'm calling it... pregnancy sucks. |