It isn't exactly clear what the heck this Lifetime movie is. The trailer, with over dramatic music and scenes so intense they were ludicrous, was quite funny. Two stars for the trailer! However, whether the complete film is meant as a parody, satire, comedy, or straight drama, it's pretty darn bad. Awkward, uncomfortable, or poorly done is not necessarily funny. Neither is just plain awful. Will Ferrell is not a very good dramatic actor and in this masterpiece he comes off as if he's doing a deadpan skit from SNL without the twinkle in his eye. In fact, watching this is like sitting through a sketch from that show that's terrible and the audience is silent. That's very similar to the pain caused by this misguided production. Kristin Wiig is actually a very good straight actor but if she's really going legitimate here, she can't overcome what she has to work with. No one's that great an actor. Deadly Adoption is a mystery without a solution. If it's all some sort of elaborate practical joke, it's the kind of prank that pisses off the victim of it and no one ends up laughing. Yes, the joke's on us and there is nothing remotely humorous about this thing at all.
Review of A Deadly Adoption
