Miss Conception (2008)

Director:

Eric Styles

Writers:

Camilla Leslie (written by) and
Katherine Chandler (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (Romania)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a child...

Plot Keywords:

Male Nudity | Homosexual | Pregnancy | Funeral | Jealousy

Cast

Heather Graham	...	Georgina Salt
Mia Kirshner	...	Clem
Tom Ellis	...	Zak
Will Mellor	...	Brian
Orlando Seale	...	Justin
Ruta Gedmintas	...	Alexandra
Edward MacLiam	...	Ben
Nicholas Le Prevost	...	Dr. Dupompe
Jeremy Sheffield	...	James
Cathal Sheahan	...	Malcolm
Vivienne Moore	...	Mrs. Salt
Jo Donnelly	...	Sales Assistant
Maria Watton-Graham	...	Rebecca
Debbie Javor	...	Dalia
Mark Mulholland	...	Fisherman

Also Known As:

Buy Borrow Steal (UK) (working title)
Last Minute Baby (Germany) (DVD title)
Miss Conception (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Mexico:B15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Blue Angel Film

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Fifteen minutes into the movie, in the scene where Georgina and Zak are visiting Zak's sister and right after the pregnancy mold is broken, the movie flashes to Georgina a few times, showing her reaction. It is clear that the baby in her arms is a doll, not a live baby as you are shown earlier.

Soundtrack:

Ice Cream

Pretty good

I thought it was pretty good. The plot centers around a 34-year old woman who is about to hit menopause early. I've always felt that Heather Graham is an undervalued actress who could go far with the right material, eg. "Broken" (2007) but I think that the plot would have been more credible with a slightly older looking actress, Graham still looks like 25. Perhaps the scenes with Zack's adventures in Ireland and his ditzy production assistant wasn't really essential to the plot. I never really understood why Georgina fancies Zack at all when the chemistry and emotional depth between Georgina and her friend Clem appears to be much deeper. The incident with the sperm sample and the birthday cake felt very contrived.

I noticed the frequent use of "Darling" and "Sweetie" which at times made the movie sound like a P.G. Wodehouse novel or an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous". Kudos to first time screen writer Camilla Leslie for making a new twist on the romantic comedy formula.