Starring: Salamina Mosese, Thembisa Mdoda, Kay Smith, Dineo Ranaka

Synopsis: 

Four career women experience baby mama drama but at the core they all desired a happy ending for the future. 

Review: Toli (Salamina Mosese) had a seven year old son and his father, Tumi (Sthembisa Khoza) contributed to his care. While Tumi professed his love to Toli, she took up with another man. Chantel (Kay Smith) just found out she was pregnant but fatherhood was something her boyfriend wasn’t ready for. 

Sandy (Thembisa Mdoda) still held a torch for her daughter’s father but sadly, he was about to marry someone else. Lastly, Joy (Dineo Ranaka) reconnected with a boyfriend that previously abused her but this time he was two-timing her. 

Let’s Talk. More baby mamas. This one was produced in South Africa and seemed to be more of a relationship drama than a baby mama theme. The writer came up with the “stages” of baby mama drama and each character seemed to be in one of its phases.  

The story covered real issues such as co-parenting, and when to introduce a new love to the children, and there was even an interracial couple. Race wasn’t a factor though, and that’s great because interracial relationships are quite normal these days. 

The problems the women faced were pretty common. The departed couples either wanted the other back or the women experienced their first pregnancies…unmarried. Maybe they should have called it “Baby Daddy” because the men exhibited their share of headaches too. Actually, it would be interesting to see more movies like this from a male perspective. 

The women handled their issues with a level of maturity. For instance there’s a scene where Sandy stormed outside when she learned her ex-boyfriends’ fiancee was outside her home. We were led to believe there was about to be a big blow-out but instead Sandy was cordial and even offered her cell number. Another instance of wisdom was when Chantel’s boyfriend proposed. Chantel made it clear that she didn’t want to get married because she’s pregnant; she only wanted to be married because of true love. Wise decision. 

Overall, the women were fun to watch. They were upbeat career women that held their own financially. This is commendable because who wants to be a baby mama and broke at the same time? Not the best combination. The women admitted that finding love is hard but finding love as a baby mama is harder. Is it difficult for fathers to find love too? Are women more receptive to a man with kids than a man is to a woman’s children? 

As for performances, acting sufficed among women that had genuine camaraderie. Direction was adequate but the editing was a bit choppy in some instances. 

Being a baby mama isn’t something one should aspire to be but the story advised that if you find yourself on this path that things can be worked out amicably  – without the drama! That being said, this wasn’t another trifling baby mama movie; it was more of a practical, rinsed version.  RECOMMEND