Baby Boom DVD Reviews

The writing-directing team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers (Father of the Bride) come up trumps with this little gem.

Diane Keaton is flawless as J.C. Wyatt, a hard nosed business woman who inherits a thirteen month old baby, called Elizabeth, when a distant relative dies. Needless to say many amusing scenes with nappies falling off and the baby throwing food ensue. However, J.C. soon discovers that she can't carry on working the way she has been and give Elizabeth all the love and attention she needs? What will J.C. put first, her career or Elizabeth?

Baby Boom also stars Sam Shepard (Pelican Brief), Harold Ramis (Spengler - Ghostbusters), James Spader (Stargate), Pat Hingle (Commisioner Gordon - Batman) and Sam Wanamaker.

This DVD is single disc with a running time of 106 minutes. It's rated PG.

This DVD is worth watching for the scene when J.C. has to take a valium before she can check the baby's temperature and for the final scene [which always makes me cry].

This is a lovely film, a bit heavy with the sentimentality at times and not completely realistic, but if some escapism is that you're after then this is it. However, a word of warning, this is definitely one for the girls!! In my experience boys do not take kindly to being made to sit through this DVD!