- 9
...a perfectly bred combination of razor-sharp satire and female buddy comedy.
—Dezhda Gaubert E!
- 8
...one of the funniest movies to be released so far this year.
—Billl Zwecker Chicago Sun-Times
- 7
...a mixed bag comedy...
—Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly
- 7
A wry character comedy...
—Ken Fox TV Guide
- 7
...much too sweet-natured to be cruel, and much too cheerful to be angry. It probably could have pushed a few more buttons, but Baby Mama aims to please and succeeds.
—Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times
- 6
...agreeable but predictable...
—Leah Rozen People
- 6
The film never comes fully to term, as it were: the visual style is sitcom functional, and even the zippiest jokes fall flat because of poor timing.
—Manohla Dargis New York Times
- 6
...crushingly predictable.
—Lou Lumenick New York Post
- 6
It's not without laughs ... but there's a lot of arid space between them.
—Keith Phipps Onion AV Club
- 5
Midway through ... I started wondering why I wasn?t laughing more.
—Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune
- 4
...doesn't sell.
—Ryan Stewart Premiere
- 4
...as pedestrian and middling as they come.
—Nick Schager Slant Magazine
- 4
...a Saturday Night Live sketch stretched a good hour past the point of no return.
—Robert Wilonsky LA Weekly
- 4
Look, you're either going to be dragged to this or dragged to Sex and the City: The Movie. Guys, be proactive and pick this one. Although the estrogen flows pretty heavy, Fey and Poehler are legitimately funny...
—Eric Alt Maxim
- 4
Baby Mama lives up to at least half of its title. It's a whiny, juvenile mess.
—Bill Gibron Reel
- 2
Baby Mama lives up to at least half of its title. It's a whiny, juvenile mess.
—Bill Gibron filmcritic.com