( EW.com ) -- Much of the romantic comedy `` Friends With Kids '' is a funny dispatch from a very contemporary Earth ; the remainder is a strange message from Rom-com-land . In the inviting setup , Julie ( writer-director-star Jennifer Westfeldt ) and her platonic soul mate Jason ( Adam Scott ) lament the wearying effect that childrearing has on their formerly fun friends -- an emotion the child-free among us will recognize . ( `` Bridesmaids ' '' Maya Rudolph and Chris O'Dowd , Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm play the mated breeders with Ã©lan . ) Julie and Jason congratulate themselves on their free and sexy lives . 'Housewives ' trial IDs character to die . But the BFFs also discuss -- with the kind of graphic dialogue that , sigh , currently passes for equal-opportunity sex talk -- that time is running out to make a baby , so they decide to pop out a bundle of joy , share custody , and continue their respective romantic chases . And as sure as Harry was meant for Sally , they take the rest of the movie to arrive at the only possible conclusion for such a classically stacked premise . The observations about parenthood , pro and con , are quick and smart , and Scott effortlessly steals the show , softening Westfeldt 's brittle cuteness . '30 Rock ' : Best moments and lines . It 's after baby makes three that the movie falters , as Westfeldt the storyteller arbitrarily metes out punishment or reward to her characters , tying Jason , and especially Julie , in knots of unlikely self-ignorance on the way to revelation ( and a fair amount of speechifying ) . Also , the dialogue climaxes in a vulgar kicker that makes Harry and Sally sound like Shakespeare . The childish stuff is unnecessary in a comedy for adults . B+ . See full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott star in ` ` Friends With Kids '' Scott effortlessly steals the show , despite Westfeldt 's brittle cuteness . The humor is in a vulgar kicker ; it 's unnecessary in a comedy for once .