Thursday, 29 August 2013

A Bacon Crisis

She's Having a Baby (1988)

Written and directed by John Hughes this film stars Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern and Alec Baldwin. After getting married straight out a college a young man struggles to get to terms with adult life.

The plot of this film is a pretty standard coming of age tale set around a quarter life crisis. Mostly the film is well done and no doubt having a child can have a transformative effect on people but I'm not sure you should necessarily pose it as the answer to everyone's relationship problems. Where the film is strongest is in showcasing that John Hughes style of comedy with some great flights of fancy that never lose sight of the drama.


4/5

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