Movie Review: Infinity Baby (2017)

In my movie reviews, I usually try to avoid any spoilers that are in the trailer or the first half hour of the movie.

Infinity Baby is directed by Bob Byington and stars Kieran Culkin, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Megan Mullally, Noël Wells and Stephen Root.

In a not-too-distant future, Republicans have managed to ban abortion, but in a political compromise with Democrats they made stem cell research legal. So what to do with all these mutant babies produced by stem cell research? That's where infinity babies come from. They don't age. They can be fed pills in place of food and their diapers only need to be changed once a week due to another pill that keeps the babies constipated. Neo (Offerman) is the CEO of Infinity Baby, which is tasked with placing these babies with parents who don't really know why they would want one. They market the babies as a solution for parents who do not want to see their children grow up and leave the house. They also offer $20,000 payment after 3 months for taking care of the baby.

The beginning of the film tells the viewer the movie is about a little baby girl shown briefly on screen. It's almost easy to forget that as the movie often seems to be more about the men who either don't want to or shouldn't have babies.

Ben (Culkin) is Neo's nephew. Ben's father is the owner of Infinity Baby. Ben sets up online dates right before breaking up with his current girlfriend. He is interested in them until they bring up marriage and babies, or laugh too much. Then all he has to do is introduce her to his mother, who will not approve and so force her son to break up with his girlfriend. It's a clever scheme that lets Ben avoid not only the responsibilities of adulthood but also having to take any blame for a relationship not working out. Yet he's good at attracting women who mistake his snide comments for sarcastic wit.

Larry (Corrigan) is a seemingly not-so-smart alcoholic fond of spouting out philosophical truths and clever observations at inopportune moments. Malcolm (Starr) is both his business partner and his romantic partner who is not quite sure if he's gay. Larry and Martin are charged with delivering infinity babies to prospective parents but aren't quite good at convincing anyone to adopt a baby that never ages. So they decide to keep the baby and the $20,000 payment for themselves. This is the baby we were told early on is supposed to be the focus of the story.

"Making babies is easy. Taking care of them is a punishment." - narrator

It starts to become clear that the actual infinity babies are people like Ben and Larry. There is nothing wrong with people who doesn't want commitment or children as long as they are honest about it. Instead, Ben leads women along, singling out their faults. In fact, he is offended when his girlfriend rightly accuses him of not reciprocating her love for him.

If one does not want kids, don't date someone who does. But the most popular online dating apps emphasize shallow connections. At least the older dating sites made it a bit easier for people to be clear on what they were looking for.

Larry is a man-child who only sees a baby as an opportunity to make money. He seems not to care about the man he plans to marry, and engages in a cruel form of domestic abuse that leaves Malcolm with a possible permanent disability.

This film is shot in black and white and runs only 70 minutes long. It is available to watch on Amazon Prime. It's low budget but filled with great actors. The best scene is the second time he introduces a woman to his mother, only to have it not go according to plan. I recommend it for anyone who likes quirky dry indie comedies. I give it 9 out of 10 stars but with a warning that this isn't for everyone. You will probably love it or hate it.

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