Nine Months (1995)

Absolutely the worst movie.

A lot of fun.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Blistering performances.

this is my first review on here. i never know what to write! but i had to write one for this.It was hilarious, i have been watching a lot of films lately and sometimes i stop watching about 15 mins in cos its been so boring, but this one was funny from the very start. i don't usually like slapstick on TV but its different in films. Hugh grant generally always plays the same kind of character, although he is brilliant at what he does, and nearly always has amazing chemistry with his co-stars. He is a little different in this but not much. Samuel can be a bit unfair at the start but understandable. I disagreed with someone who said Rebbecca didn't give him a chance,she did. in the scene at her dance school she asks if he wanted it too and he said yes. I've not seen Robin Windsor in many films but he was hilarious too. the only silly thing i thought was when Gail shouted YEES - she does the same thing in runaway bride LOL!

Hugh Grant's first Hollywood feature film was made a year after Four Weddings & A Funeral, and he co starred with Julianne Moore, who had been around awhile, appearing in small but significant roles in movies like 'Benny & Joon' and 'The Fugitive'. Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack and Jeff Goldblum are all here giving good support, but it's Robin Williams who steals the movie as a nervous Russain doctor. Grant and Moore play a couple who have been in love for five happy years. Then she unexpectedly falls pregnant. She is happy about it, but he's horrified by the idea.It's hard to root for Grant as the hero of the piece as he is a selfishly, arrogant, self centred cliché of an unwilling Dad to be. The fact that he keeps seeing Arnold and Cusack and their brood of disruptive kids only ads his horror. I liked Arnold and Cusack so much, I actually thought they could have had their own spin off movie! Something in the vein of 'National Lampoons Vacation' Likewise Williams Russain doctor. He gives the movie it's only real big laughs. Something I need to point out, is Hans Zimmer's score, it is beautiful.Sadly this movie suffers massively from it's predictability. Everybody knows how it will end, the supposed fun is supposed to come on the journey to the obvious happy conclusion. But it's just not there, there is very little charm here and it's the fault of Grant's character being so selfish. Admittedly if he was supportive from the get go, we would not have much of a movie.

This is not an original movie. The story is very common and very simple: a man is told that he is going to be a father. At first, he is very ambivalent. He feels trapped into something he never wanted. But in time (of course...) he comes around, marries his girl-friend, and becomes a wonderful, loving father and husband. *yawn* It is too obvious, predictable, and simple, and that goes for the humour as well. I think it was a waste to have such a great and handsome actor as Hugh Grant in it.But still... this is a story that very many people can relate to. Lots and lots of families the world over have started just like this, with a woman who wants to become a mother, even if she has to do it all alone - and a man who is very reluctant at first. For everybody who can recognize this story from his/her own life, it can be well worth watching. Once.

I did enjoy most of Nine Months, my favourite part was the ride to the hospital, that was hilarious, and Robin Williams was priceless. Nine Months was nice to watch, but some of it is uneven. Hugh Grant is dashing in the lead, and Julianna Moore as his love interest likewise. However there are other parts that didn't work quite as well. Jeff Goldblum is at least watchable, but the usually excellent Joan Cusack gives a fairly miserable performance as Gail Dwyer. The script has its ups and downs where the humour felt forced, likewise with the story, where some parts were overly sentimental and hurt the pace at times. Nine Months certainly isn't a terrible movie, it just didn't work as much as it had potential to have. 6/10 for a valiant effort. Bethany Cox