Lili Reinhart's new Netflix drama is a sugar-coated view of unplanned pregnancy.
The premise seemed full of promise at first: A young woman is tasked with making a decision about her body, her career, and every other aspect of her future—there’s so much potential for a raw and sympathetic portrayal of what leads to her decision to continue to the pregnancy, even if it means putting her plans on hold.
The ambitious narrative spans roughly five years of each of Natalie’s lives—which is admittedly a lot of ground to cover in 111 minutes. But the omission of any kind of motivation for becoming a mother at 22 is an oversight that feels, sadly, like a bid for neutrality rather than a time-saving strategy. And neutrality, especially from a star as outspoken as Reinhart, who also served as an executive producer on the project, is not what we need right now.
The performances from Reinhart and Dee, as well as Natalie’s love interests, played by Danny Ramirez and David Corenswet, are charming enough, though the feeling that I was watching pro-life propaganda prevented me from investing in any of them—even Luke Wilson, the original Law Daddy and my forever aughts crush, who is apparently old enough now to play parent to 25-year-old Reinhart.
What felt most insincere, however, was the ending of the film. Both of Natalie’s paths lead to the same outcome—she gets the man , the dream job , a happy ending. Is this possible in real life? Of course it is! But like the rest of the film, the portrayal of events in Natalie’s pregnancy timeline seem too glossy to be true.
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