Babes tells the story of Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), codependent best friends who are forced to reevaluate their relationship when Eden finally joins Dawn in becoming a mother. While Eden learns how to be more mature and independent, Dawn struggles to feel like herself again after two exhausting pregnancies. Burdened by these personal problems, they evaluate the boundaries of their friendship and ask themselves, what do they owe each other? It sounds like heavy stuff, but the script—co-written by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz—has an uncanny ability to make even the most serious parts of the film feather-light. Glazer and Buteau are fiercely funny, charming, lovable, and relatable, and everything comes together seamlessly with Pamela Adlon, who makes her directorial debut with Babes, on the helm. Fans of Glazer’s Broad City and Buteau’s Survival of the Thickest will find much to laugh (and cry) at here.
Genre: Comedy
Actor: Darren Criss, Hasan Minhaj, Holly Chou, Ilana Glazer, John Carroll Lynch, Katy Grenfell, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas, Mario Polit, Michelle Buteau, Oliver Platt, Paul Borghese, Rosa Gilmore, Sandra Bernhard, Shola Adewusi, Stephan James, Susanna Guzman, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Pamela Adlon
Rating: R
