We didn't expect this movie to hit so hard. The acting by Anna Camp is great, covering all the manic mommy-brain one gets when THAT gene turns on.
The script is funny, then heavy, then funny again, and the arc really kept us engaged throughout the story. You really feel for the characters by the time you're 15 minutes in.
Unexpected is a story about a guy (Bob) and a girl (Amy) that grow up, get married, and are ready for the cutest little family anyone could wish for with only one problem.... Amy's chances of getting pregnant are 2-3 percent. "Doctor, are you thinking it's closer to two, or three?", she asks at one point with a hopeful face. Anyone that's gone through IVF can immediately identify with this line!
With their chances at such a low level and their driving need to have the perfect family at such a high level, they opt for a farm house and animal babies instead, with gradually greater mishaps, all while trying to fill the emptiness in their souls.
Then they find that their purpose may not be to have the perfect family at all, but to expand their love to new people. People that need guidance and help, and just a little direction.
The movie could use a better music score and better musical timing, and Joseph Mazzello seems kinda noncommittal during the first half, but overall a solid story about life's little curveballs.
