Loved it.

Fantastic. It's hilarious and touching. Jenny Slate is really incredible in this. A

Adrift and despairing after the abrupt end of a relationship, Donna, a standup comedian, has an unprotected one-night stand with an earnest stranger and later learns she is pregnant. Obvious Child, lifting its title from the 1990 Paul Simon song, charts her angst and self-exploration as she resolves to have an abortion and ponders whether to tell the father. This is a wonderful vehicle for star Jenny Slate, a comedienne known for her one-season involvement with Saturday Night Live, as well as peripheral roles in series such as Bob's Burgers and House of Lies. Anxious, lewd, self-doubting, sexy, and otherwise riveting, she sets the screen aflame, dispensing ace one-liners and memorable comic anecdotes while also revealing an interior depth of painful longing. She is an idiosyncratic spitfire on par with Greta Gerwig. It is a performance as authentic as it is charming, and it definitely elevates this brief, minor-key film. Obvious Child is also set apart by its light, yet inquisitive and sensitive consideration of abortion. The female characters share conversations regarding the procedure, its history, whether they regret undergoing one, and so on and so forth. Of course, there are close-minded people who will react with rage toward any story of pregnancy which does entirely demonize or at least rapidly sidestep (hello, Knocked Up) the option of abortion, but I for one welcome a straightforward, non-sermonizing cinematic depiction of this most controversial facet of modern life. Others will, too.

B+

I absolutely loved it. Jenny Slate and Jake Lacy are awesome. Some people will have big issues with Jenny's decision and how matter-of-fact it was, but that only makes this move that much greater. My only bug with the movie was everything David Cross (who is only really great when playing completely obnoxious characters).

I also like to think that Gaby Hoffmann's character is actually Adam's sister from Girls and this is just what she was doing before she popped into Adam and Hannah's lives.

Side note: I am shocked Jake Lacy has not had more work after the last season of The Office. He did a great job there. Hopefully this gets him and Jenny Slate some more love.

A-

Such a wonderful film. Jenny Slate was fantastic. Touching and hilarious.

A

I really liked this. The main character's decision makes this refreshingly honest. Jenny Slate and Jake Lacy were really good together. Loved the ending.

8/10 (B+)

Really great film and I'm glad the film is exposing Jenny Slate's talent to a wider audience. It's short but it is definitely funny and heartwarming the entire time through.

This was wonderful and deserves it praise. It takes a very serious topic and presents it with maturity with great and fully drawn central character. Jenny Slate is VERY good in this. Loved that ending.