Riding on the charisma of its leads, "Baby Mama" is a good comedy. It follows a single woman (Tina Fey) who can't bear childre and instead relies on a surrogate (Amy Poehler) for a baby. The rub comes from Fey being a neat freak career-minded Philadelphia businesswoman, while Poehler plays a South Philly ditz. Maybe I'm biased to like this film with its references to cheesesteaks, birch beer and Tastykakes, which made up a lot of my Philly-bred youth, and if so I can't help it.
Fey and Poehler work wonders together, carrying over charisma from "SNL." Steve Martin, Greg Kinnear and Siqorney Weaver round out the cast, who more so than the writing, make this film shine. It's not one to watch repeatedly. But for a quick laugh, it's solid. The way-happy ending is forced, but it goes with the territory. One final note: It could have been a grade A had the actors switched roles. B
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