There comes a time in life when you have to settle as to what your priorities are going to be. A family, a career, giving up certain hobbies to keep others. Travel, full time motherhood, being the boss lady and trying to find yourself. Many of these fall in line with Diane Keaton's character here, a big executive whose sudden promotion to partner is threatened by instant motherhood. I don't think in any world I live in that you can just will a baby to someone, but that's exactly what happens to Keaton here, handed over a baby in the boarding area of JFK as she heads to a big meeting. Finding someone to adopt the child falls through as does finding a nanny either not sleeping around on the job or being a female version of Hitler are among other issues, and when issues at her firm come up, it's time for Keaton to do a little flip-flop in personality, turning into the Erma Bombeck she never thought she had it in her to be.
The sitcom like premise is saved by the witty script and the underplaying by Keaton, less neurotic than normal even if her frantic executive and new mommy has a few moments heading towards a breakdown. She loses a relationship with the non paternal Harold Ramis because of her new mommy status and seeing her try to run an office and keep a baby from crying is also amusing. What also works is watching this character grow up and realize that she's a woman, not a business machine, and not every woman in the new world of women in the work force is meant to be Oprah. So in spite of some minor implausabilities, this is quite well done. A scene in Riverside Park with Keaton getting mommy advice (among the women is "General Hospital's" Jane Elliott) is quite amusing. Look for a few Saturday Night Live vets in pivitol minor roles. The "Green Acres" switch towards the end is also very enjoyable, adding Sam Shephard as a veterinarian whom Keaton assumes to be a medical doctor. Love that 80's sound with a bouncy musical score consisting of several saxophones.
The sitcom like premise is saved by the witty script and the underplaying by Keaton, less neurotic than normal even if her frantic executive and new mommy has a few moments heading towards a breakdown. She loses a relationship with the non paternal Harold Ramis because of her new mommy status and seeing her try to run an office and keep a baby from crying is also amusing. What also works is watching this character grow up and realize that she's a woman, not a business machine, and not every woman in the new world of women in the work force is meant to be Oprah. So in spite of some minor implausabilities, this is quite well done. A scene in Riverside Park with Keaton getting mommy advice (among the women is "General Hospital's" Jane Elliott) is quite amusing. Look for a few Saturday Night Live vets in pivitol minor roles. The "Green Acres" switch towards the end is also very enjoyable, adding Sam Shephard as a veterinarian whom Keaton assumes to be a medical doctor. Love that 80's sound with a bouncy musical score consisting of several saxophones.