What to Expect When You’re Expecting is a classic example of what happens when you have a semi-interesting idea but then fail to execute it. Inspired by the best-selling nonfiction book that has sold over 35 million copies worldwide, the film features five couples who are faced with very different pregnancy situations.
TV fitness trainer Jules (Cameron Diaz) and her on-screen dance partner Evan (Matthew Morrison) end up fast-tracking their relationship when she discovers she’s pregnant.
Then we have the Cooper family: Wendy Cooper (Elizabeth Banks) and Gary (Ben Falcone) are ecstatic to find out she’s pregnant after trying for two years. However, Gary’s alpha dad, Ramsey (Dennis Quaid), and his much-younger trophy wife, Skyler (Brooklyn Decker), are also pregnant at the same time. Competition ensues when Wendy ends up having a difficult pregnancy while Skyler breezes through it on her 5-inch stilettos without gaining any weight.
And what would an ensemble film be without Jenny from the Block? Jennifer Lopez plays Holly, a photographer who is infertile and decides to adopt with her husband Alex (Rodrigo Santoro).
