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Title: Non-traditionally traditional romcom
Review: I thought this was going to be a movie about a woman making a choice to be a single mother. I thought it would be from her perspective -- the difficulty in making such a choice, the coming-to-terms with her singlehood, the joy of becoming a mother, finding friends along the way. Instead it was a movie from her best (male) friend's perspective, about how he thought it was a nuts idea, but because he had (secretly romantic) feelings about her, he would support his 'best friend' no matter what. In the end, it was not at all about her choice to pursue motherhood, it was about how best friends finally get around to speaking clearly with each other about their feelings, fall in love, and get married. Only to conventionally live in a nice, large suburban house while entertaining a group of 8 year olds at their son's birthday party. What was the hoopla and controversy all about anyway? It ultimately said that the traditional way - marriage - is the best way after all.
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