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My Baby's Daddy (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 48 Fresh: 2  Rotten:46 Average Rating: 2.8/10
 
Consensus: Full of poop jokes, broad racial stereotyping, and other tired gags.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Synopsis: Taking a fun-loving and lighthearted look at first-time fatherhood, MY BABY'S DADDY proves that even the most juvenile of guys can eventually become responsible men. Eddie Griffin, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Anderson are Lonnie, Dominic, and G, childhood friends who continue to live... Taking a fun-loving and lighthearted look at first-time fatherhood, MY BABY'S DADDY proves that even the most juvenile of guys can eventually become responsible men. Eddie Griffin, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Anderson are Lonnie, Dominic, and G, childhood friends who continue to live like children. But when they find that they're about to become fathers, they must face up to a whole new set of responsibilities. Lonnie is the most uptight of the three, who soon realizes that his girlfriend, Rolanda (Paula Jai Parker), is more interested in partying than being a mother. Aspiring record producer Dominic is having a baby with Nia (Joanna Bacalso), but he soon discovers that she has fallen in love with her midwife. And then there's G, a wannabe boxer who is unable to commit 100% to his girlfriend Xi-Xi (Bai Ling). As the pressures of parenthood put an unbearable strain on Lonnie, Dominic, and G, they gradually begin to see what's important in life, and do what it takes to become responsible adults. Cheryl Dunye's film has a positive message underneath it's comedic exterior, and features standout supporting turns from rapper-turned-actor Method Man and Amy Sedaris. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Screenwriter: Eddie Griffin, Damon "Coke" Daniels, David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
Producer: Happy Walters, Eddie Griffin, Matthew Weaver

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 6, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

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Director Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman, Stranger Inside) has been fighting the good fight for years as an independent filmmaker, so I guess she's entitled to take the money and run.

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01/08/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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There are some jokes here, and any of these situations could have been funny as skits. Taken together, they're incoherent.

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01/08/07
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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The movie is overwhelmed by an odd mix of formula, stereotypes, and inconsistency.

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02/13/04
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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[R]elative to My Baby's Daddy, the actors' recent projects, among them Kangaroo Jack and Double Take, look like comedy gold.

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01/29/04
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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It’s offensive, unfunny, badly acted, badly written, badly directed, and remarkably, outstandingly, disturbingly stupid.

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01/21/04
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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There's not a joke in the picture that isn't older than my cat.

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01/20/04
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly
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In all its harrowing witlessness, it ironically proves the healing power of laughter.

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01/20/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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Here's a little stinker with smelly diapers.

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01/18/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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This tedious, toddling material would have scuttled Dr. Spock.

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01/17/04
Harry Haun
Film Journal International
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This low-budget, low-class stinker rehashes the poop-and-peepee jokes of Three Men and a Baby.

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01/16/04
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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My Baby’s Daddy takes an admirable premise -- three best friends and lifelong bachelors go from boys to men when they become fathers -- and undermines that message at every turn.

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01/15/04
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle
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The antic, energetic performances are game, but they're overwhelmed by erratic pacing and disorganized writing.

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01/15/04
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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A father wincing at the sight of his baby's green poop is the highlight of this laugh-free comedy.

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01/15/04
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
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This Baby deserves a spanking.

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01/15/04
Christian Toto
Washington Times
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A completely laughless comedy, it wants to be a mild message movie about the responsibilities of 'knocking up' one's girlfriend.

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01/14/04
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews
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Births a big litter of bad jokes for every chuckle it manages to squeeze out.

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01/14/04
Scott Brown
Entertainment Weekly
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When one of the writers is nicknamed 'Coke,' I guess you have to expect this. But that still doesn't mean you need to be subjected to it.

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01/14/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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The movie has no idea what to do with its premise, so instead it churns out scene after scene of tired slapstick.

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01/13/04
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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A tired send-up of hip-hop-isms that also aspires to be a Waiting to Exhale for men.

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01/13/04
David Ng
Village Voice
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The only reward here is making your friends and loved ones fear you by telling them you went to a movie called My Baby’s Daddy.

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01/13/04
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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