Word of Mouth: Erwins' 'October Baby' aims to 'get people to talk' Andrew and Jon Erwin had a bumpy journey in getting 'October Baby,' a film inspired by a woman whose mother had attempted to abort her, to the big screen. Contraception, abortion and women's reproductive rights have been hot topics in recent months, from the halls of Congress and state legislatures to the Republican presidential primary. Now the filmmaking brothers Andrew and Jon Erwin hope to ... 'October Baby': Wrapping abortion message in a bland movie A movie review of "October Baby," an earnest, sober, serious — and dull — faith-based film about abortion. Movie Review: 'October Baby,' With Jasmine Guy and John Schneider "October Baby," by Andrew and Jon Erwin, is a message to young women about the horrors of abortion cloaked in a whiny melodrama. 'October Baby,' With Jasmine Guy and John Schneider More slickly packaged than most faith-based fare, "October Baby" gussies up its anti-abortion message with gauzy cinematography and more emo music than an entire season of "Grey's Anatomy." Review: Meandering "October Baby" gets away from itself on many fronts "October Baby" is about a 19-year-old college student named Hannah, who is introduced by collapsing onstage during a college play. In a scene with her doctor and her parents, she learns that her collapse was likely related to her birth. "We aren't your birth parents," says her father (John Schneider). "October Baby" review: Prepare to be lectured "October Baby" has a lesson it wants to teach us. Or, rather, a lesson it wants to smash into our heads. 'October Baby' review: Earnestness can't hide flawed script Faith-based, anti-abortion drama opens today in New Orleans October Baby and Doonby Movies that deal with the sanctity of life are suddenly in the news. Two films delve deeply and fearlessly into an issue that the entertainment industry has rarely been brave enough to tackle. 'October Baby' makes a subtle point about abortion There are few issues more bitterly divisive than abortion, with emotions and rhetoric running at fever pitch. "October Baby" is a faith-based movie that resides staunchly in the pro-life camp. 'October Baby,' a faith-based film about abortion, is seriously unentertaining The filmmakers don't fret over how long they take to get to a character's key sermonette, how dull their movie is up to that point, how banal the characters and dialogue come off, and how inept other details are.
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