femprof

GOD AWFUL. This movies is the the kind of crap actors make when they are first starting out, not when they are established. I have NO IDEA how big name actors ended up in the trite mishmash of misogynistic stereotypes. Laura Flynn Boyle looks like a poster child for cosmetic interventions gone awry. The other actors are decent in their roles since they are fairly good in most anything, but the dialog is contrived, the plot reminiscent of fraternity flicks, and the overall affect is just plain embarrassing for all involved. All I can figure is that some body made a deal with the devil or the script changed considerably after the stars signed on. No distributor was willing to take it on, so Baby on Board had only limited release. No doubt based on its star power, DVD showings will be better, but this film is not even worth your basic veg out in front of the TV trial.

What is wrong with people? I'm a lifelong feminist and professor of women's history and I LOVE this film. For goodness sake people, it is a reworking of Shakespeare's _Taming of the Shrew_ that shows how women manipulate patriarchal society. Yes there is patriarchy, but the point is how Maureen O'Hara manipulates John Wayne and her brother. How can you not love the beauty of Ireland, the hotness of Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne as the perfect deadpan Yank? His "John Wayneness" is as perfect for representing the quintessential American, as Barry Fitzgerald is as always as THE Irishman. I was SO peeved that this film was not being shown this St. Patrick's Day. It is my annual tradition. YouTube to the rescue ;)