Bon's Mots

I love Tina Fey. In this world of Paris Hiltons, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohans, Tina is like the fresh air of the coun­try blow­ing in your face af­ter es­cap­ing the smog of the city . She’s in­tel­li­gent, witty, the cre­ator and star of one of the best shows on tele­vi­sion — 30 Rock — and was for­merly the head writer on Saturday Night Live dur­ing one of their not-so-bad sea­sons. Plus, she proves that women can be hot and sexy in glasses. (Which, un­til re­cently, mat­tered to me since I used to wear glasses. Then I got lasik eye surgery be­cause I think I look bet­ter with­out glasses. Yes, I am aware of the irony.)

So when I heard about the up­com­ing Tina Fey movie Baby Mama, about a sin­gle woman who wants a baby, I thought “Oh no, they got her, too!”. After all these chick flicks in the the­atres about women as princesses (Enchanted) or bridesmaids-wanting-to-be-brides (27 Dresses) it seems Hollywood hates women over 30 who are sin­gle and child­less. The world does not need an­other cin­e­matic di­a­tribe on how mis­er­able it is to be a sin­gle woman. Apparently, we have not come a long way, baby — if I had a dol­lar for every time some­one asked me “Why aren’t you mar­ried?” I would be rich enough to have these peo­ple killed.

But af­ter watch­ing the trailer I have re­newed hope. Fey plays a sin­gle woman who wants a baby but is un­able to have one. So she turns to a sur­ro­gate, played by an­other of my fa­vorite come­di­ennes, Amy Poehler, and hi­lar­ity en­sues. I hope Tina puts a unique spin on this retched genre. Enjoy.

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