Out of left field, one of the best films of 2014!

http://www.cutprintfilm.com/features/best-films-of-2014/

The two talking points surrounding Obvious Child were 1) it’s good for a rom-com and 2) it’s a movie about abortion, but the film defies these simple definitions by putting characters first. Director Gillian Robespierre zeroes in on the complex and nuanced ways we rely on others without ever using them as a crutch. She brings a poetry to small moments, such as a brief smile between two strangers after the procedure, that enhances Child’s humanistic outlook. The film never plays politics, instead rooting itself in a tremendous performance from Jenny Slate who finds a way to adapt her comic persona into a fully realized person. There are numerous sublime moments here, from a quietly emotional conversation between mother and daughter to a hilarious and true scene where Slate’s character allows her fate to be guided by sips of coffee. Whatever the headlines may have been upon its release, Obvious Child doesn’t need any qualifiers attached when considered one of the year’s best.