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Buy This Item Maybe Baby by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-16-2008     Joely Richardson shines in <I>Maybe Baby</I>, about a thirtysomething British couple struggling to have a child. After dabbling in fertility rituals and having sex according to a rigorous ovulation schedule, Lucy (Richardson) and Sam (Hugh Laurie) find their relationship tested by temptation; Lucy starts to yearn for a hunky young actor that her talent agency is representing, and Sam starts writing a seriocomic screenplay about their infertility--which he doesn't tell Lucy about, because she's already forbidden him to write it. Everything is fine until Sam delves into her diary in order to get a better grip on a woman's consciousness and learns more than he bargained for. <I>Maybe Baby</I> is a sincere and lighthearted movie, sprinkled with comic turns from Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson (<I>Mr. Bean</I>), Joanna Lumley (<I>Absolutely Fabulous</I>), and others. Laurie is solid, but it's Richardson's charm and intelligence that makes it work. <I>--Bret Fetzer</I> Reader Reviews I loved this movie when I first saw it, and I was so excited when I got the DVD that I watched it immediately. And it was good, but I started to feel like I was missing chunks of the movie, like parts had been taken out. Turns out there were. In the original cut, there is a lot more humor, a lot more sex, and a lot more Britishness. The 104 minute movie has been scaled down to a 93 minute knock off that glosses over the difficult and complex ending with a shoddy voice over, cuts out the entire subplot of Lucy's affair, and removes the sex not suited for American audiences. I was disappointed with this film. The original is stellar if you can find it, just be forewarned that you will be missing out if you get this version.

Maybe Baby Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 11-16-2008.

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