Babes Promises To Be The Ultimate Relatable Pregnancy Comedy
In the midst of all the big summer blockbusters like Twisters and A Quiet Place: Day One, sometimes it’s best just to wind down with a comedy— and luckily Babes, a movie all about the ups and downs of pregnancy. Ilana Glazer (Broad City) and Michelle Buteau (Clerks III), play two close childhood friends, who face the greatest test of their friendship when Eden (Glazer) gets pregnant and becomes determined to raise it, even if she knows there’ll be obstacles as a single mother.
What is Babes about?
Eden is carefree and single, living as a yoga instructor in New York, while Dawn (Buteau) is a dentist, happily married to husband Marty (played by The Morning Show’s Hasan Minhaj[/profile.link]). The two grew up together as best childhood friends, but are now living quite different lives. Dawn has a child and is about to give birth to another one, while Eden has none and lives untethered. Following a one-night stand, Eden gets pregnant unexpectedly and the father leaves, leaving Dawn to be there for her and help her out.
Both have been a loyal friend to the other, with Eden assisting Dawn when she goes into labour, and Dawn offering advice and companionship in return, but with life providing endless challenges, things won’t always be so easy. “I have your back no matter what” Dawn tells her friend in the trailer. “You think I can do this, right”, Eden asks- but there’s a definite hesitancy before she replies yes.
Eden begins to worry about the usual things a mother worries about when pregnant- like what she’s eaten, drugs she’s had in the past, and other concerns, and feels the struggle and pressure of going on the journey as a single mum. Dawn meanwhile wants to help, but she has her own anxieties like her family and work. They’ve got a lot of history together, but the tension starts to rise- will the two be able to stay glued together forever?
Babes is a comedy that promises emotional twists and turns- but it’s unabashedly a film that doesn’t shy from depicting pregnancy and its effects on the body, however it makes our characters feel. There’s chat about breaking water, “vagina waters”, horniness, genitalia and everything else. Above all, it’s about putting the experiences of pregnancy and all that comes with it onscreen without holding back. You can check it out for yourself when Babes releases on 9th August, and can watch the trailer below.
