Nasty Baby

Name: Nasty Baby
Genre: Drama
Released: October 23, 2015
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Kristen Wiig, Reg E. Cathey, Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe

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Orchard, The | Release Date: October 23, 2015 | R

Starring: Alia Shawkat, Kristen Wiig, Reg E. Cathey, Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe

Summary: Freddy (Sebastian Silva) and his boyfriend Mo (Tunde Adebimpe) are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly (Kristen Wiig). Freddy is an artist, and his latest work is all about babies – it’s clear he’s dying to be a father. Polly is a family practitioner who is more interested in having a baby than having a man. MoFreddy (Sebastian Silva) and his boyfriend Mo (Tunde Adebimpe) are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly (Kristen Wiig). Freddy is an artist, and his latest work is all about babies – it’s clear he’s dying to be a father. Polly is a family practitioner who is more interested in having a baby than having a man. Mo is hesitant about the entire idea, especially when Polly isn’t having success with Freddy's sperm and the donor responsibility shifts to him. Set almost entirely in the multicultural vibrancy of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the trio navigates the idea of creating life, when they are confronted by unexpected harassment from particularly aggressive neighborhood man, nicknamed The Bishop (Reg E. Cathey). The Bishop is bothersome in small, yet persistent ways, with a hint of danger. As their clashes become increasingly aggressive, someone is bound to get hurt.… Expand

Director: Sebastián Silva

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 101 min

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IndieWire An Banh

Feb 1, 2015

By shattering genre conventions, Silva subverts traditional perspectives on modern adulthood and finds no easy answers in the process. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Feb 1, 2015

Pleasantly involving and sometimes annoying throughout most of its running time, this is also a vibrant, thoughtful piece about modern life in a very particular gentrified neighborhood. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Oct 22, 2015

Mr. Silva’s accomplishment is not just in pulling off a jarring plot twist, but in handling a change of tone that turns the movie — and the audience’s assumptions about it — upside down. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Oct 20, 2015

Nasty Baby isn't satisfying. But on Silva's terms, it makes sense. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Oct 29, 2015

Subverting expected narratives may have been Silva’s aim all along; still, the turn isn’t just nasty, it’s confounding. Read full review

Tricia Olszewski

Oct 22, 2015

Silva does manage to introduce discomfort slowly, but the manner in which things go very, very wrong is dealt with superficially. Read full review

Alan Zilberman

Oct 29, 2015

Ultimately, Silva’s uneven command of tone undoes whatever goodwill his actors have managed to generate. They — and we — deserve much better than this. Read full review

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NickLikesMovies

Nov 2, 2015

A touching, realistic tale of love and happiness until it turns dark and horrifying. An excellent, interesting way to spend 90 minutes. One of the biggest surprises of the year.

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katezoe

Jan 1, 2016

Very interesting film with a great take on the contemporary hipster NY scene. The plot twist excellently executed, further emphasized the main characters attitude about life.

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JLuis_001

Mar 3, 2018

An interesting and current thematic although it was released three years ago, nevertheless feels uneven and frankly it never ends up being outstanding in any aspect.
The film is saved by the good performances of its cast and even though the film falters in moments it never becomes a bad experience.

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Tomahawk_Jacque

Jan 22, 2016

The movie was all over the place. They seemed to be shooting at a lot of different ideas to perhaps keep the story chaotic? Life is after all chaotic and hard to plan for. That would be a cool but the ending was far from realistic.

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