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Michelle Buteau
- Dawn
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- TriviaAccording to Ilana Glazer, she and costar Michelle Buteau have been friends in real life too "for 20 years." In complementing the pair's natural chemistry that's so apparent in the movie, Jon Stewart noted, "You guys are like the... just dirty dirty Laverne & Shirley."
- GoofsWhen Eden visits the testing twins to ask for Claude's contact info, one of the twins says they can't give her the information and spells the acronym for the privacy law HIPPA. The name of the law is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Someone working in health care would know the correct acronym.
Featured review
A promising start that fizzles out.
The brainchild of Pamela Adlon and Ilana Glazer, is a comedy that tackles the messy realities of female friendship and motherhood. Glazer shines as Eden, a free-spirited yoga instructor whose life takes a sharp turn when her best friend Dawn (Michelle Buteau) becomes a mom of two, and Eden herself gets pregnant from a one-night stand.
The film's strength lies in its unflinching honesty. It doesn't shy away from the gross bodily fluids, sleep deprivation, and emotional turmoil that come with pregnancy and early parenthood.
However, where Babes stumbles a bit is in Glazer's signature delivery. While her brand of in-your-face humor perfectly captured the wild energy of Broad City, it can feel a tad repetitive here. Jokes that landed big on television lose some punch on the big screen, and the constant barrage of profanity and awkward bodily functions can become tiresome after a while.
Buteau serves as a fantastic counterpoint. Her portrayal of the overwhelmed yet fiercely loving Dawn provides a much-needed grounding force. The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable, but the film tends to have a few plot holes and shift in time that forces you put together some of the missing pieces.
The film's strength lies in its unflinching honesty. It doesn't shy away from the gross bodily fluids, sleep deprivation, and emotional turmoil that come with pregnancy and early parenthood.
However, where Babes stumbles a bit is in Glazer's signature delivery. While her brand of in-your-face humor perfectly captured the wild energy of Broad City, it can feel a tad repetitive here. Jokes that landed big on television lose some punch on the big screen, and the constant barrage of profanity and awkward bodily functions can become tiresome after a while.
Buteau serves as a fantastic counterpoint. Her portrayal of the overwhelmed yet fiercely loving Dawn provides a much-needed grounding force. The chemistry between the two leads is undeniable, but the film tends to have a few plot holes and shift in time that forces you put together some of the missing pieces.
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- May 14, 2024
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $163,130
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $163,130
- May 19, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $163,130
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
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