Movie Review
I had no desire to see this one, even though I love DreamWorks. But, my daughter is turning the big 0-3…
…and wanted to see a movie. This was the only age-appropriate option. So, grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins and us, loaded up on concessions and settled in to watch The Boss Baby.
The Boss Baby (Release Date: March 31, 2017)
A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, and Jimmy Kimmel
Director: Tom McGrath
Rating/ Runtime: PG – 1hr 37
My Thoughts…
Well, I suppose I should start with my almost 3-year-old’s review, as I typically do for family films. She “Didn’t like it.” and “Mommy, I don’t like it. I wanna watch somefing else!”
So, for the toddler set, I would have to agree with my daughter. The humor was a little too mature for her, but we liked it! Alec Baldwin is hilarious and the big brother? Absolutely adorable!
The Boss Baby offers a unique answer to the cringe-inducing question all grown-ups fear, “Where do babies come from?” Though the real answer is hinted at in the flick.
Honestly, this one is definitely for the parents. Older kids will probably enjoy it too, and from what I understand, it is based on a book, so there’s a built-in fan base already. It was a cute movie, but one I would have been fine with watching later on Netflix.
Rating… B
Reads & Reels 
I think it says it all that you daughter didn’t like it, she is after all the target audience for this film! Totally agree that the humour was a bit too mature for a family film.
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Right? More for adults for sure.
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Thanks for an open-minded positive review. My 9 year old daughter has been bugging me, she must see something in it. We’re finally going tonight. I’ve so far read poor reviews.
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I had that impression from the trailer too: that this is not really a kids’ movie but more aimed at adults. Which is fine by me 😀
Glad you enjoyed it! Too bad your daughter didn’t hahaha
Great review!
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Thanks. I should have been paying closer attention to the trailers 😉
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I don’t really like to watch trailers as sometimes they give too much away but I wasn’t really expecting to get spoiled with this one so I gave it a go 😛
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Ah, Baby Corp. the movie we definitely want to watch when in the cinemas here. Great for two adult aged kids.
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Perfect for too grown-up kids! I hope you enjoy it 😉
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Thank you for the review! I really want to see it because I love Alec Baldwin and it looks super cute. Have a great week!
-Luna 🙂
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Thanks Luna. This little guy is like the animated baby version of
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Sorry I cut myself off. What I was going to say is that he is Alec Baldwin’s 30 Rock character lol!
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Perfect! I know I’m going to like the movie!
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Parents of young children be warned, there is a scene early on in the movie in which babies are made to appear to be zombies and this was quite disturbing to our 3 year old and other kids around us. The parents to our right had a crying toddler for the next 5 minutes and the scene just does not suit the movie. It neither advances nor enhances plot, so it was quite unnecessary.
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