Junior by Kevin Wade - 7.4 out of 10

Junior by Kevin Wade
7.4 out of 10


Danny DeVito is charming as always, Emma Thompson is not out for one of her best performances- this is not Sense and Sensibility or Remains of the Day - but she has a solid presentation, while Arnold Schwarzenegger, wooden and amateurish as ever, in the view of the undersigned, can deliver some smiles.

The premise of the film could have been perceived as preposterous, absurd some decades ago, but although it is still and may forever be impossible, the idea of a pregnant man or a multitude can't be excluded for the future.

'Nothing's impossible'

Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a baffling figure  ~ he seems to have had so little talent, not enough anyway to place it where among the stars, and yet he became such a household name in cinema.
As if that was not enough, he has been the governor of California!

On the other hand, he is perhaps one hundred times better than the present president!

In Junior, he is Doctor Alex Hesse, the man who is willing to experiment on himself revolutionary concepts, in the manner of the one who has invented vaccination - named in the film.
He works with Doctor Larry Arbogast aka the formidable Danny DeVito.

One of the best comedy actors, DeVito seems to be at his best when acting as amusing crooks.
In our circle, we have all learned quite a few of the lines from The Jewel of the Nile and some of his other comedies...

'We need to get the Jewel
The jewel...
Yes
What Jewel?
The Jewel of the Nile...
Oh, that jewel!'


Doctor Arbogast is the one who makes Doctor Hesse pregnant...
They use a new discovery and what seemed impossible becomes reality.

Therefore a number of situations that are supposed to be funny, and sometimes they are.
Alas, not that often.

When Hesse talks to expecting women, as they all wait for a consultation, some may enjoy the lines, but others will just find the dialogue ridiculous.
Danny DeVito is most often the one who brings the show back to life.

When Hesse is waiting at his cabinet, his mimic, gestures and acting resurcitate the comedy.
It is a one man show for the undersigned, for large parts of the motion picture.

I can't understand how they could nominate Schwarzenegger for a Golden Globe for his part.