BABY DONE (15)
★★★★★
ZOE (Rose Matafeo) and boyfriend Tim (Matthew Lewis) are arborists in New Zealand with their own company and a rambunctious dog named Bear. Raising a family isn’t high on Zoe’s list of priorities.
She intends to compete at the forthcoming World Tree Climbing Masters in Vancouver so when a pregnancy test comes back positive, the tree surgeon refuses to accept the verdict.
“Tapeworm can cause false positive results,” Zoe coolly informs the nurse.
At first, Zoe conceals her pregnancy from Tim and her sardonic best friend Molly (Emily Barclay), who believes that having a child sounds the death knell for a healthy relationship.
Zoe ploughs ahead with plans to travel to Canada and, when Tim discovers the truth, she dismisses his pleas to focus on their child.
“I want to have a baby,” she tells him, “I just don’t want to turn into a mum.”
Baby Done is an amusing portrait of modern parenthood distinguished by Edinburgh Comedy Awardwinning stand-up Matafeo’s heartfelt performance.
Lewis is a likable comic foil as the voice of reason in the central relationship.
Director Curtis Vowell delivers Sophie Henderson’s messy script with warmth and a couple of memorable set-pieces including the most inappropriate way to celebrate a new arrival in the delivery room.
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