Friends with Kids is a decent enough film for what its purpose was meant to be. I realize the film didn't have a theatre release, as it was an independent film made for the sake of it. Granted with that, it is no "oscar" film like another IMDb user review suggest. Their opinion but truthfully the film would had needed more to be in the Oscar discussion. Though it was a nice surprise I guess. And the film isn't for everyone. Many people will consider the main theme of the film to be unethical and awkward on some sense. Main theme is: two lifelong friends (Adam Scott & Jennifer Westfeldt) decide they both want a child so they have one without the relationship.
The film is cast, Adam Scott is great and doesn't get the attention or praise he deserves while Jennifer Westfieldt also deliver (she wrote, directed the film) so it was no surprise seeing her film character being the most likable. In addition to Westfeldt and Scott's charming work, Friends With Kids boasts appearances by Jon Hamm, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Chris O'Dowd as the pair's best friends. Also includes Megan Fox as Adam's Scott love-interest/girlfriend and Edward Burn as Jennifer Westfieldt' love interest. The highlight of the film was a dinner party scene that grows ugly. From there things turn and goes different. Scenes with the kids were the worst.
One thing about the film is that it feels more like a television sitcom. Im sure many sitcoms have done similar episodes like Friends in Kids plot just with a smaller time frame. Also the film switches between comedy to drama a lot but mostly is more dramatic than comedic. The comedy comes from the dialogue and relationship between the characters. Mostly from john Hamm in my opinion as he steals the movie. Though him and Kristen Wiig have little scenes! Another thing I disliked about the film is the ending (about the last 15 minutes) It just goes in and focuses on the leads and completely gets rid of the supporting cast with nothing left. They don't mention them again. The actual ending could have done much better as it left me thinking awkwardly and I felt a little disappointed. Yes, it was predictable from the start but had they went another route, this film could have surprised far more people and would have been overall better.
Anyways it was a still nice directing debut from Jennifer Westfieldt, and Id still recommend people to watch the film.
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