Mamaboy

Mamaboy tells the story of our main protagonist Kelly Hankins as he discovers the trials of what pregnancy brings to the table and how it effects his life. And truth be told I found myself to like this film, yes despite the premise of being a Male getting pregnant (something that would turn people away) I think what it does with the concept of pregnancy itself makes it enjoyable despite that. I will say, yes I'm sort of in for seeing a Male get pregnant and clearly people who are into that will enjoy this film, however those who are turned off by the concept won't like this film and it does have its criticisms. Yes the experiment is very silly.

Despite the premise that is basically Mpreg, what I like about this film is that it tackles the very issues of what experiencing pregnancy really is like, Kelly's condition isn't exaggerated or over the top, he goes through actual struggles of pregnancy and how it effects his life, it makes his experiences in this film a bit realistic, because pregnancy at teenage years really does tamper with your grades, it can throw struggle on your personal experiences, the scene that hits home with this was Kelly losing everything, his peers, image, car and job, it's the experience of pregnancy through a different perspective (Male instead of Female) giving the Male their own perspective of the experience showing its not cut and dry. Kelly even gives the reaction a Male would normally, having being a Male himself, and of course being a teenager struggling with his situation proves it was more than what he thought, and at that age real teens think they can handle it but can't.

As for the characters, this is where things become hit or miss. Kelly himself is fine as a character, though the film is more about his experience overall. As far as Comedy goes the real comedic parts come from Nurse Zelda and the Principal, who were really the best characters in that regard. The one character I truly don't like was Kelly's brother Jimmy Hankins, he's such an annoying twit and his scenes with Kelly were pretty bad, especially when he Blackmails Kelly's car away from him and generally treats him badly, and he never gets punishment for anything he does, (mainly Blackmailing Kelly's car and telling Milton Kelly was pregnant) he's far too unlikable for me. The mom also wasn't given much screen time.

I also found it weird how nobody aside from the few characters that did know, caught onto the fact Kelly was pregnant, the signs weren't exactly hidden very well, all they think was he was fat, but they don't catch on that he's pregnant until the end. But despite this I liked the film, yeah it has its problems and it really isn't for everyone, as people who aren't into the concept of Mpreg alone will hate it, but looking past that I thought it was an alright film, one of the better perspectives that tackles a Male being pregnant.

How you get a fetus from a girl to a boy Who doesnt have a womb. did you just put it in his belly? everything about the idea of the movie is not right. and how everybody at his school didnt find his swollen belly weird, is... wrong. dont waste your time to watch this movie.

Acting wasn't very good at all, with the "emotional" scenes seeming sarcastic at best. If you know anything at all about pregnancy and childbirth it is infuriating to watch, and it ends up being pretty Christian. It could be a really cute movie, but there's no showing of bonding between characters at pretty much any point. Lots of plot holes and untied loose ends, and a lot of the things characters do don't make any sense in the storyline, and the arcs aren't told well at all. The writing seemed amateur, the acting as well. To some extent the child actors can be excused but still pretty shoddy even with the adults. Really creepy nurse that was supposed to be "funny", I guess? She just came off as pedophilic and was the worst character, even in the sea of poorly developed characters. Fun to watch with friends and make fun of.

Well, this movie has a great message to deliver and interesting. But sadly, it's a bit draggy. They failed to deliver the important parts, and focus more on the uninteresting parts. I was expecting something a little better. It doesn't make sense ofc, but it's fiction so i'm okay with that. But i'm expecting a little more neat story-line. Not really worth watching. But people's judgement are different.

Same idea as in old movie seitenstechen with Mike Krüger,which is much better.