Ninjababy

It's not really a comedy, though there's humor. It's more like a quirky drama about pregnancy, being a parent and finding out what you want in life. Acting is quite good, especially by the main actress, it's very well written and thought through, and the director also did a very good job. The story is deceptively simple but isn't really. It's a little film about serious topics but done with enough charm and wit to be quite entertaining. The ending is bittersweet.

Films about unexpected pregnancies are rare enough, but a film that is brave enough to delve into the awkwardness and difficulties in the way that Ninjababy does is even rarer.

You'll laugh and you may well cry. But you'll enjoy every moment.

Rakel, the protagonist of Yvgvild Sve Flikke's film 'Ninjababy', is a nerdy slacker with the ambition of becoming a cartoonist, who discovers to her shock she is many months pregnant. We see how she responds, in a film that is often hilarious and also cleverly constructed, with Rakel's inner thoughts conveyed through the cartoons she draws about her un-asked for child. Her pyschology is believable and presented without judgement. The eventual ending is perhaps a little soft, but overall it's a fresh, funny and perceptive movie.

No pun intended - the movie really going for a topic that is anything but simple ... and yet making it feel as if it was the easiest thing to do! Pregnancy ... if you talk about it (abortion included) ... the discussion can become quite heated. But the movie itself is so weird .. the conversations are so weird too ... and yet it feels so close to life .. it's really remarkable! So it is the work of the script no doubt ... but also the actors who have to translate (not literally and no pun intended) all that onto the screen ... so great performances.

I also did not see the turns and twists I reckon coming up. Quirky is another good word for what you see. I did not know this is based on a graphic novel ... but considering the animation used in the movie (very well done and from the original source from the graphic novel too) ... it does make a lot of sense! Really well done and if you like dramas with real humans (and interactions) you will cherish to say the least ...

We saw this at our local film festival with a bunch of other cranky old geezers who historically never agree on any movie --- but every one of us really liked this movie.

Sweet and funny. Highly recommended.