Miss Conception (2008) Reviews

• God awful

  shuyin1312009-07-27

  I've been on a string of romantic comedies this month and I've never stopped a movie or fast forwarded to the end like this movie. Miss Conception tells the story of Georgina, a 34 year old woman who is entering an early menopause and only has 4 days left to conceive. Unluckily for her, she gets into a fight with her boyfriend and he leaves for work. As the title suggests, her main goal is to conceive a baby. During a 4 day period, she goes from zany encounter to encounter. This is where the film ultimately fails. The story would like us to believe that it's just that hard for her to get laid and in reality it's really not, especially a woman as beautiful as Heather Graham. Like all romantic comedies, the resolution is predictable. It's not that it's a bad thing, but the way that the events turned out, it makes you want to skip right to the end. It's pointless because there's nothing there to makes you want to keep watching. Even for fans of romantic comedies, I highly recommend against watching this film.

• Oh really, God no! No more, please make it stop!

  mark-818-7585552010-08-14

  Where do you start with this movie? OK...well... The attempted British accent - think Dick Van Dyke...enough said. Storyline; as has been said by other people is implausible from a number of different aspects. The main one being that the two girls sit down to write a list of situations to try and get Heather pregnant...and miss out the 'go down to a bar every night for the next four nights and pick up a different guy each night' option...Heather wouldn't last more than ten minutes in a bar without being chatted up! She would have the pick of the bar. Also, she's a boss on a building site???? OK...? Casting; Why do filmmakers continue to cast British people as Americans and Americans as British...is it just so that we can complain about the bad accents...instead of concentrating on the bad movie? I'm unsure. There must be so many aspiring actors and actresses that could have been in this film and been more suited! Filming; OK in the main...but is a little amateurish in my opinion in quite a few places. It almost struck me as though certain shots were straight out of the how to film a movie book. Will Mellor; Was Will Mellor...He's just Gaz of Two Pints! He's OK in this. Comedy; I've heard that it's all about timing...and this movie misses every cue. Fight scenes; OK I am being generous...there is some arm holding followed by a severe case of slapping! Yes slapping...between two heterosexual men! I am to believe that her ex is so mad that he grabs his best friend's arms, wrestles at arms length (it's more like an extended hug) and then slaps him! Nope! I don't buy that! Predictability; Go with your instincts on this. Fast forward to the end and get the (lack of) surprise over with. Script writing; Well again I'm being generous here...I would say a 12 year old girl wrote this (sorry to all the 12 year old girls out there...I didn't mean to insult you!). Absolutely no twists or turns with this movie. Even down to a turkey baster making an appearance! Key phrase in movie; When the male dancer chats to his mate over the phone while Heather goes into the hotel bathroom to get ready...he says that he thinks that she's a little soft in the head...and to be honest...that's actually remarkably accurate for her reactions to all the encounters she has in the movie in my opinion. Travelogue; Her (ex)boyfriend doing the trains, planes and automobiles thing getting back from Ireland to the UK...to be honest, I don't understand the whole getting a taxi from the port back home...needing money...walks to the service till...then gets to a random road somewhere - that not being home. This adds nothing to the movie! When I've needed a taxi and not had enough money, the taxi driver has more than usually taken me to the nearest working ATM and waited for me to get the money out and then taken me (surprise, surprise) to the address that I ask to go to. Heather; Great looking girl...but must be struggling to get quality film roles to accept this sort of nonsense this late on in her career. It's not as though she is just starting out...and she does actually IMHO have some acting talent...usually! Am I the target demographic for this movie...absolutely not. Why did I watch it? Well I was flicking through the channels abroad found an English speaking movie channel and it was on. I should have carried on flicking!

• The popcorn worth more than the film ticket

  mihi642008-08-28

  This was a poor movie. Heather Graham did a very poor role. During the movie, i didn't even once feel her character. She acted like a psycho from the start to the very end. The soundtrack of the movie was plain and boring. The other actors were quite good and convincing. Mia Kirshner did a very good job as a supporting actress. Tom Ellis appeared seldom during the movie and his character was not properly developed. I also had the feel that there were some scenes cut from the movie. I believe that Heather Graham ruined the movie with her role. The movie is a comedy, but the only time when I laugh was when they did a scene with a cake(inspired from American Pie). Yes, I paid more on the popcorn than I did on the ticket. Comparing the value of the popcorn with the value of the movie, all I can say is that the popcorn worth every penny.

• Don't waste your time....

  kevingattaca2008-06-15

  OK so let's get this over with..... Heather gets ONE point for the accent We've all done this before ; Watched a movie with the fast forward button ?, Sometimes it's just the first three minutes of the movie that we realise that we have been cheated once more by life ?, No mater that you checked the review, No mater that there was the front picture of a scantily babe ( or guy depending on the day ? ) No, No NO you scream ?!, My only hope can be that None of my hard earned money from a Lottery Scratch Card has gone on this utter waste of time ? for far to long lottery cash has gone on holding up this type of movie/Star time and time again... This is NO Richard Curtis film, Lacking Heart, Interest and Humor You might as well save your money and buy a Lottery Scratch Card instead at least you'd know that you weren't wasting your money............Oh wait ?! K

• A great girlie film

  dameputney2008-05-30

  A really sweet, funny, film that's a lighthearted take on the difficult subject of infertility. Heather Graham's wonderful - I know she's much maligned these days but she's such a charismatic and warm actress that you really feel for her character, Georgina, who's only got a few days left in which to get pregnant. I didn't know Mia Kirshner or Tom Ellis before but both were excellent, making the whole film really watchable. Both girls do well with their English accents, and the depiction of modern Britain (OK, I'm a Brit) was refreshing compared to the likes of Four Weddings, Love Actually etc., which are stodgy and stereotypical by comparison.