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An all-star cast afflicted with baby fever gives What to Expect When You're Expecting a lot of heart and more than a few laughs. This is a fictionalized account of the best-selling advice book, interweaving several couples' storylines as they deal with pregnancy, fertility issues, adoption, and more. Standouts include Cameron Diaz as a high-powered celebrity fitness trainer and Matthew Morrison of Glee as her TV dance partner; Jennifer Lopez, a successful photographer yearning for a child; and Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock) , hilarious as a sanctimonious motherhood champion who has to confront some of her own preachiness when she suddenly becomes pregnant herself. And the guys are funny, too--especially Chris Rock, a member of the "dudes' group" who bond with their tots and each other every Saturday in the park, and Dennis Quaid, a blowhard expecting twins with his new trophy wife (Brooklyn Decker, a very talented comedian) . There's not much of a plot in What to Expect When You're Expecting; it's more like a series of well-directed (by Kirk Jones) snapshots or webisodes--but the strong cast and light touch give the movie its appeal. It helps if you are in or have been in baby-fever mode to truly appreciate What to Expect; it also helps if you enjoy frequent barf jokes and a ton of product placements for Delta Air Lines. Overall, though, What to Expect When You're Expecting is a cheery send-up and embrace of the miracle--and terror--of pregnancy. Pass the pickles and ice cream. --A.T. Hurley
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Cameron Michelle Díaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She rose to stardom in the 1990s with roles in The Mask (1994) , My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and There's Something About Mary (1998) , and is also known for voicing the character of Princess Fiona in the Shrek series (2001-10) . Other high-profile credits include Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) , In Her Shoes (2005) , The Holiday (2006) , What Happens In Vegas (2008) , My Sister's Keeper (2009) , Knight and Day (2010) , The Green Hornet (2011) , Bad Teacher (2011) , What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) , The Counselor (2013) , The Other Woman (2014) , Sex Tape (2014) , and Annie (2014) .Díaz has received four Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Being John Malkovich (1999) , Vanilla Sky (2001) , Gangs of New York (2002) and There's Something About Mary (1998) , for the latter of which she also won the New York Film Critics Best Lead Actress Award. In 2013, Diaz was named the highest-paid actress over 40 in Hollywood. As of 2015, the U.S. domestic box office grosses of Diaz's films total over US$3 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $7 billion, making her the highest-grossing U.S. domestic box office actress. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Caroline Renouard [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) ], via Wikimedia Commons.
