It bothered me how superficial it touches many issues and how it doesn't get anywhere. I didn't understand the point of the film, things just happen, the character lacks identity and goals, this film is like entering in a parenthesis to observe what happens to this woman, without getting to know her, understanding her motives or learning anything from it.

It would appear that filmmakers think movie audiences have an inexhaustible appetite for sophomoric films about dumb ass dudes and their "hilarious" inability to get their sh*t together. How refreshing it is, then, to come across a film like "Obvious Child," about a young woman unable to get her act together, but told from a female point of view and containing something those other films always severely lack -- a heart.

Jenny Slate gives a love her or hate her performance as a foul-mouthed stand-up comedian who gets pregnant after a one-night stand and decides to have an abortion. This isn't a "will she or won't she?" movie. We're never in doubt, or at least not much, about whether or not she will go through with her plan. Instead, the movie is about her feelings as she goes through the process, trying to face something scary and overwhelming with only a smart ass sense of humor for defense. The guy who knocked her up (Jake Lacy) is more supportive than she wants to give him credit for, and we feel bad for him, a nice guy who wants to do the right thing and isn't given much chance to.

The film doesn't entirely shake a sitcom vibe, everything wrapping up far more patly than a situation like this probably would in real life. Lacy's character stretches the bounds of credibility and reads more as a female fantasy brought to life than a believable person -- even decent guys (and I imagine women) would be fairly soured on a relationship that unfolds the way the one in the movie does, not leaving much promise for a happy ending. But if a comedy is good enough, it makes you want to accept the happy ending even when logic tells you you shouldn't, and "Obvious Child" lands squarely in that category.

Only 25 comments on IMDb at the time of this writing suggests to me that this movie is being criminally overlooked in a summer of big, dumb spectacles. But, on the positive side, this is a film that will lose nothing on the small screen, and I hope people find it there.

Grade: A

Donna Stern (Jenny Slate) is a comedian. Her boyfriend Ryan breaks up with her. Her job is going away as the book store is closing down. Her best friend Nellie (Gaby Hoffmann) tries to lift her spirits. Her parents (Richard Kind, Polly Draper) are apart. After a real bad set and a drunken night, she has an ill-advised one night stand with Max (Jake Lacy).

It's a single gal comedy with a lot of inappropriate humor. It has some funny moments with one hilarious scene by the insanity of David Cross. As a rom-com, the com is great especially if you like Jenny Slate's brand of inappropriate humor. The romance needs time and space. The story doesn't allow Max to have enough time with Donna. I almost feel like the romance is coming after the movie ends. They could have a great romance but it can only really start in this story.