... And not in a good way .
Ben Elton`s MAYBE BABY pokes fun at the way the BBC is run . According to this screenplay it`s populated by untalented liberal left wing elitists who hold dinner parties , discuss holistic nonsense and wouldn`t know a decent idea if it jumped and screamed " I`m a good idea " . Considering MAYBE BABY was made by BBC films someone must have thought this to be a biting satire . Chris Morris does biting satire while the BBC show`s itself to have an irony deficency .
The story revolves around a young yuppie couple who are trying to concieve a baby and seeing as I`m solitary working class scum I found myself being unable to relate to the central story and unless you`re a young yuppie couple trying to concieve a baby you might also have a problem relating to the characters and situations of this movie too , I mean how many times does it take for a gag featuring a man driving home to have sex with his wife to wear out its welcome . Four time ? Five times ? Six times ? I actually lost count of the number of times this joke appeared but it was more than six and it wasn`t funny the first time .
I also couldn`t help noticing that the whole feel of the movie was totally unoriginal . In many ways it felt like a substandard Richard Curtis movie ( Curtis was Elton`s writing partner on BLACK ADDER ) while other times MAYBE BABY felt like it was trying to become a smart bad taste comedy along the lines of THERE`S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY which wasn`t helped by gags featuring semen , referrances to Cameron Diaz and casting Joely Richardson who does indeed resemble Cameron Diaz in the central female role .
I did try to like this movie but since it often resembles other , better movies I found myself not liking it . A great pity since Ben Elton co wrote the BLACK ADDER tales which contains the classic line
" You have no idea what irony is do you Baldrick ? "
" Yes I do . It`s the same as goldery and silvery "
Ben Elton`s MAYBE BABY pokes fun at the way the BBC is run . According to this screenplay it`s populated by untalented liberal left wing elitists who hold dinner parties , discuss holistic nonsense and wouldn`t know a decent idea if it jumped and screamed " I`m a good idea " . Considering MAYBE BABY was made by BBC films someone must have thought this to be a biting satire . Chris Morris does biting satire while the BBC show`s itself to have an irony deficency .
The story revolves around a young yuppie couple who are trying to concieve a baby and seeing as I`m solitary working class scum I found myself being unable to relate to the central story and unless you`re a young yuppie couple trying to concieve a baby you might also have a problem relating to the characters and situations of this movie too , I mean how many times does it take for a gag featuring a man driving home to have sex with his wife to wear out its welcome . Four time ? Five times ? Six times ? I actually lost count of the number of times this joke appeared but it was more than six and it wasn`t funny the first time .
I also couldn`t help noticing that the whole feel of the movie was totally unoriginal . In many ways it felt like a substandard Richard Curtis movie ( Curtis was Elton`s writing partner on BLACK ADDER ) while other times MAYBE BABY felt like it was trying to become a smart bad taste comedy along the lines of THERE`S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY which wasn`t helped by gags featuring semen , referrances to Cameron Diaz and casting Joely Richardson who does indeed resemble Cameron Diaz in the central female role .
I did try to like this movie but since it often resembles other , better movies I found myself not liking it . A great pity since Ben Elton co wrote the BLACK ADDER tales which contains the classic line
" You have no idea what irony is do you Baldrick ? "
" Yes I do . It`s the same as goldery and silvery "