In Kinda Pregnant, an inert Netflix comedy directed by Tyler Spindel from a script penned by Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer, baby fever leads to questionable decision making and a bizarre, but ultimately predictable, adventure.
For as long as Lainy Newton (Schumer) can remember, she has wanted to be a mother. In the first scene, we see a young Lainy (Jayne Sowers) using her dolls to stage a birth with her friend Kate (Julianna Layne). Bonded by the quiet grief of losing a mother, the girls assume their roles: Lainy as the pregnant patient spewing expletives, and Kate as the supportive pal (or maybe she’s the doctor) yelling, “Push!” Even though Kate hates playing this game every day and doesn’t even know if she wants to be a mother, she indulges Lainy, who thinks having a child is one of the most important things a person can do.
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