October Baby is a movie that touches on unwanted pregnancy, adoption, and abortion. It's a faith based film from first time directors and brothers
Jon and Andrew Erwin, and it centers around college student Hannah and her learning that she was given up for adoption after her birth mother's failed attempt at an abortion. In other words Hannah is an abortion survivor, but her fraternal twin did not survive. Hannah has to not only deal with that knowledge, but also discovering her birth mother who is now a successful attorney with a family of her own wants nothing to do with her. Add this and the growing attraction between her and her oldest friend Jason, poor Hannah is not a happy camper throughout most of the movie.
This movie was meh, not bad, not great.
Rachel Hendrix who portrays Hannah is a decent actress and I would like to see her in more projects. To be an unknown and carry a film is a huge weight, but with this being a Christian based movie with a small budget, the likelihood of the producers attracting a
Shailene Woodley or
Jennifer Lawrence for the role wasn't going to happen. The biggest names in this film are
John Schneider and
Jasmine Guy from the television classics,
The Dukes of Hazzard, and
A Different World.
The script wasn't perfect, but despite it's flaws I'm glad I was able to stream it on Netflix on a rainy Easter weekend!
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