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If anyone deserves a love declaration via Zamboni, its definitely not Lainy in Netflix’s Kinda Pregnant.
On behalf of hockey lovers everywhere, thatskindadisrespectful to the sanctity of Zambonis.
Despite the title, Amy Schumers Lainy is (kinda) not pregnantat all.
Instead, she fakes a pregnancy just because she’s jealous of her actually pregnant best friend.
It’s peak narcissism.
‘Labor Pains’
Kinda Pregnant isnt the first fake pregnancy movie.
Is it a stellar movie?
Yet it wasnt a physically painful experience for me, either.
I have a difficult time connecting to most of Amy Schumers characters, but Lainy is particularly insufferable.
There wasnt a single moment in Kinda Pregnant where I thought, Oh, Lainys not the worst.
You cant have a movie premise like this without giving the main character a single redeeming quality.
To get on board with the deception, we have to care about the main character first.
Labor Pains gets that component right.
Lainys motivations are calculated, premeditated, and attention-seeking.
Meanwhile, Theas trickery stems from a desperate in-the-moment outburst to protect her kid sister.
The dynamic duos Baby Mama is a quirky product of the early aughts.
Enter Poehlers Angie, who becomes Kates surrogate.
We dont get an ounce of regret from Lainy until the end and even that feels forced.
However, theres plenty of love in the realistic scenarios both platonic and romantic.
So, she winds up going with a donor.
This time, the deception comes up whenever Wally switches out the sperm.
Not cool, dude.
He doesnt remember doing it because he was blackout drunk.
Ultimately, its Kassies body and therefore her choice whether or not to forgive Wally.
Both Zoe and Stan (Alex OLoughlin) are likable and youwantto root for them.
