Gus (2013)

Must See Movie...

hyped garbage

A lot of fun.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I do not want to write anything against this film, because I am kind of indifferent about it. It is more for the girls then for the big boys like me ;) Plot is from life and I liked it because of it. I always like realistic plots from life. It is probably how it looks to have a surrogate baby being expected in L.A. So plot is OK.Acting is very good short of being excellent, but nothing out of extraordinary.Music is well chosen especially one in the end of the film. Very nice.Otherwise I am quite indifferent about recommending this film for someone else to watch it, because I feel only a notch better after watching it. So if you are a girl and like babies this is a film for you. Otherwise, you big men, take a hike!

Firstly let me say that Expecting is most definitely worth watching. It looks a little bit like a midday TV movie in some respects, but do not be fooled, this has some pretty raunchy dialogue. Raunchy and very entertaining, mostly fairly dramatic but occasionally hilarious.The four leads are very well played and their characters are all the more interesting by being flawed (i.e. normal) and sometimes surprising. Cudos to writer/director Jessie McCormack.The film has a few things which don't quite make complete sense, such as why Peter stays away from home even after moving out of Casey's place, but these are minor issues. And generally they serve to progress the plot.Special mention to Mimi Kennedy as the counsellor/therapist, she has some very funny lines and the three scenes with her are highlights (particularly if you have ever been to a counsellor - they are not this funny), and also to Joyce the dog. Other supporting roles are well handled and the side stories are good, specially the prospective house buyer (the character listed as "Douchebag").I look forward to seeing more of Jessie McCormack's work, and can commend this movie to you as one to watch.

First off let me start this review with the fact that I knew nothing about the film going into seeing it as I was invited by a friend and just said yes to a Saturday evening out with no expectations. I watch a a lot of films and can be a pretty tough critic on the acting, the writing, and so forth and this film came in as a hidden gem of a picture. From the start of the film I was laughing and it had already drawn me in with it's witty humor, clever writing of scenes, and the nice flow the film had from start to finish. I was never even close to bored and the time and pace of the film was spot on perfect for telling this story which the actors did an amazing job of presenting with amazing chemistry between the leads. I do not want to give anything away with this film, but if you enjoy a well told film and want to walk away with a laugh go see this!

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Even though the ending was predictable – there were many before it with the same result -, "Expecting" was thoroughly enjoyable! There were many ups and downs and the actors thoroughly portrayed their characters.Lizzie and Peter are trying to have a baby through IVF, to no avail, and her friend Andy instantaneously winds up pregnant after a one-night stand. After deciding not to abort the baby, and knowing that her friends have been desperately trying to conceive, she makes the offer of a lifetime – for Lizzie and Peter to adopt her baby. Much to Peter's dismay, Lizzie accepts Andy's "unconventional" offer and insists that her best friend stay with them at their house.It is revealed that Lizzie and Peter see Dr. Grayson (Mimi Kennedy), a psychotherapist, due to Lizzie's desperateness to have a child and their fruitless attempts at conceiving through the IVF treatment.Casey, Peter's brother, who's recovering from drugs, comes out of rehab and Peter instantly takes him under his wing, insisting that Casey move in with them so he can keep an eye on his brother, and make sure that Casey stays on the straight and narrow. Hilarity and mayhem then ensue and secrets are revealed.I love Joyce, the dog, whom tries to escape whenever the gate's left open, and Dr. Grayson, who tries to get Lizzie and Peter to open up about their lives and feelings. I must say, I love Mimi Kennedy anyway, who's a fabulous actress!I've really never heard of any of these actors, let alone seen anything that they're in, but their portrayal of these characters was superb – I, personally, believed that they could be these characters! That's just me, though.Jessie McCormack did a brilliant job in writing and directing this film and showing the audience what it's like to go through such an experience. I do wish, though, that he'd chosen not to mute out some of the dialogue of particular scenes and replace them with music – it was a real bummer and would've added more to the drama, and made the characters that more real. Of course, some people may say that not only would it be a tad boring, but you don't need constant dialogue to fully understand the essence and emotion of the scene, and at times it's best left unsaid, but rather seen, which is true. It just irked me a bit. Saying this, though, there are scenes that did quite well with the music replacing the dialogue, but there were some scenes that were better off with more dialogue than music – it felt a bit out of place. He just needed to find the right balance between music and dialogue in some scenes. The other scenes, though, were perfect!All in all, Jessie and the actors were superb in this film, including Joyce, and I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to watch a good film unfold, especially one that's not your typical ridiculously high budget, Hollywood blockbuster. I find those a bit cold and out of touch with reality, but this one really hit the nail on the head – it had just the right amount of heart and realism.