Genre: Comedy with a splash of drama
Tagline: Doesn’t have one…
Ebert gave it: 3.5 stars
Burt and Verona are expecting their first baby. No they don’t live in a house with white picket fences, no they aren’t married and no they don’t even have careers. Burt and Verona have love, and that makes the fact that their windows are taped up with cardboard and they are both living in a college state of mind. After being ditched by Burt’s parents, who decide to leave the country before the baby is born, Burt and Verona decide there is nothing left in this town and it’s time to go exploring for the perfect place for baby. First stop is Phoenix, AZ to see Verona’s old boss and then on to her sister. Verona’s boss portrays those upper middle class mothers who day drink and have verbal diarrhea in front of their children – probably causing them seriously issues in the long run. Next is Madison, WI (holla!) where they go to witness the parental genius of the liberal feminist, Ellen. Or LN as she calls herself. After a stroller issue Burt and Verona head even further north to Montreal to visit their barren, sound of music loving college friends and finally land in Miami where Burt’s wife has just abandoned the family.
