This documentary is nearly twenty years old now, and it follows a gay couple as they navigate the stressful and exciting journey of their first pregnancy through surrogacy. You get to see it all— the hope, the nerves, and the dramatic hurdles they have to clear along the way. Back in the day, this was probably a massive deal, but since I’ve known a few gay couples who’ve gone through this exact process, some parts felt a bit dated to me. I liked bits and pieces of it, but I also felt like the film stays pretty surface-level. It doesn't really dive into the deep, complicated reality of life after the baby actually arrives. If only raising a kid were actually as simple as this movie makes it look! Erik and Mark have been together in New York for ten years, and since they feel solid in their relationship, they decide they’re ready to raise a child. They start the hunt for a surrogate and eventually connect with Wen, a wife and mom from Maine who agrees to carry the baby for a standard...
WTF did I just see? You literally have to be kidding me, if any one out there can actually call this a film and to top if someone can tell me anything at all positive about this film. The script is pretty non-existent. If you ask me, I still won't be able to tell what did I just see. There are 3 long sex scenes with everything exposed for you to see that come out of nowhere. The rest of the scenes are really really long random scenes of small group of people talking forever and ever. The scenes don't flow naturally from one into the other, and in one, you hear someone off camera giving one of the actors his lines he forgot. I mean there is no editing, nothing. The acting, editing, cinematography, screenplay etc., was all amateurish and subpar. Every single scene just goes on forever. Trust me!! I hope no one invested any of their personal hard earned money to make this "film".
The story take place in Olympia, Washington where the characters includes a supreme court justice who dresses up in drag and is running for empress of the local drag competition, the Lt. Governor who is just coming out; a homeless man who is befriended by the waiter and and a relationship then develops, a dishwasher who falls in love with the Lt. governor; and the cook who inherits the restaurant. I honestly don't even understand what was the relationship between all these folks and why were they talking non stop about random things forever.
I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this production, but there are none. The script is non-existent. There is no story, just a seemingly endless series of scenes between the untalented non-actors. There is no attempt whatsoever to tell a story or maintain any sense of continuity. The acting is also notably inferior. Imagine you and your friends decided to shoot a low budget movie. Everyone has his/her lines memorized, but often the deliveries are off. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this movie is worth spending even five minutes on. Do not get fooled by the poster. (0/10)
The story take place in Olympia, Washington where the characters includes a supreme court justice who dresses up in drag and is running for empress of the local drag competition, the Lt. Governor who is just coming out; a homeless man who is befriended by the waiter and and a relationship then develops, a dishwasher who falls in love with the Lt. governor; and the cook who inherits the restaurant. I honestly don't even understand what was the relationship between all these folks and why were they talking non stop about random things forever.
I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this production, but there are none. The script is non-existent. There is no story, just a seemingly endless series of scenes between the untalented non-actors. There is no attempt whatsoever to tell a story or maintain any sense of continuity. The acting is also notably inferior. Imagine you and your friends decided to shoot a low budget movie. Everyone has his/her lines memorized, but often the deliveries are off. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this movie is worth spending even five minutes on. Do not get fooled by the poster. (0/10)

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