If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Google lists this as as a Comedy/Drama, which is doing the viewer such a disservice, as there’s hardly a laugh to be found in this film, and so extremely stress inducing that by the end of it you feel like maybe Google is playing a prank on you? But in their defense the producers submitted it to the Golden Globes as a comedy as well, so maybe its on them. Conan O’Brien as the anti-comedic relief role is a stroke of genius casting choice though. Anyway, yes, Rose Byrne is fantastic in this, but I really can’t recommend this movie in any way, as it’s just so bleak, unless you’re nervous about having kids and want to be talked out of it, then this is exactly the movie you should watch.
-Z
In some ways, this is definitely a horror movie, which I was not expecting after Rose Byrne won the Golden Globe for actress in a comedy or musical… Her acting was excellent though, a well-deserved best actor Oscar nomination. The anxiety-inducing pacing and noise was very challenging here - I did not enjoy the experience of watching this movie and felt a lot of dread as it kept going. If this is a representation of what being a parent is like, despite the fact that there is clearly some exaggeration, the message is quite bleak. I loved the challenged expectations of having Conan O’Brien in a serious role. For what it is trying to do, I think it works really well, but the challenge of it all leaves me hesitant to recommend it widely.
-E
