Babyfever

Director Henry Jaglom has used his familiar cinéma verité formula more effectively in the past, particularly with Eating. This time Jaglom's real-life wife and cowriter, Victoria Foyt, frets over a pregnancy with a man she is not sure she loves. The setting is a baby shower in Malibu, where a roomful of women shares angst over their biological clocks and the terrors and delights of mommyhood. Jaglom has much to say, but his trademark humor is less apparent than usual and Foyt's performance borders on the shrill. The subplot, involving Zack Norman as an executive desperately trying to raise money, is superfluous. This fictionalized documentary is one of Jaglom's more indulgent efforts, but a Jaglom production is always worth the effort, even when he is not in top form. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Movie Details

Cast: Victoria Foyt, Matt Salinger, Frances Fisher, Eric Roberts, Dinah Lenney, Elaine Kagan, Zack Norman, Jackie Moen, Eliza Roberts, Charlayne Woodard
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 110 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.33:1

DVD International release dates:
North America: Mar 11, 03

VHS International release dates:
North America: Jul 22, 97