But the mission grows more complicated when they learn that Puppy Co. If he is successful in stealing that corporate intel and returning it to his own bosses at Baby Corp., he’ll be rewarded with a promotion and a corner office-but if he fails, he’ll be forced to live with Tim and his family forever.įear of the latter option is what forces Tim and the Boss Baby to cooperate, and so they decide to work together to ensure that the Boss Baby conducts his business espionage, returns to Baby Corp., and leaves Tim alone with his parents as the sole recipient of their love. His mission is to learn what Tim’s parents, both in marketing, are working on for Baby Corp.
Gone is their playtime together their stories at bedtime and their hugs and songs.įeeling shoved aside and worried that his parents may no longer love him, Tim decides to confront the baby, and is shocked by what the infant admits: that his name is Boss Baby (voiced by Baldwin, of “Concussion”) and that he’s in their household on a mission from Baby Corp., the world’s provider of newborns. His concerns about the suddenness and strangeness of the baby’s arrival fall on deaf ears, as his parents become consumed with caring for his new younger brother and have less and less time for him. Every time they play together, Tim thinks of something new, and he sees their trio as a perfect, self-contained unit.īut things change practically immediately when someone new enters their home-a baby that Tim is convinced showed up to their house in a taxi, wearing a business suit, carrying a briefcase, and chatting on a mobile phone. The film begins with 7-year-old Tim (voiced by Miles Christopher Bakshi), whose parents (voiced by Jimmy Kimmel of “Pitch Perfect 2” and Lisa Kudrow of “Neighbors”) are always willing to participate in his imaginative adventures, whether he’s searching for a gorilla or swimming with a shark. Although the movie’s plot sometimes feels derivative of other recently animated fare like “Storks” or “Trolls,” it’s Baldwin’s grounding presence that helps the narrative move along briskly and successfully. It’s practically impossible to picture anyone else but Alec Baldwin as the anchor for “The Boss Baby.” He makes what could have been a weird-but-forgettable children’s film a riotously enjoyable one that captures that uneasy balance of appealing to parents and kids alike.īaldwin’s particular mix of self-satisfaction and deadpan contempt is perfect for his role as the titular suit-wearing, sushi-loving corporate baby, and the cognitive dissonance inspired by hearing his voice coming out of a baby’s mouth is a delight that will renew your interest in the film every single time the character says anything at all. This smartly written family film lightly takes on the commercialism of babies and pets while delivering a variety of witty gags that sound charmingly smug coming from Baldwin’s mouth. This animated film about a mysterious baby who earns the mistrust of his older brother includes an onslaught of nude baby butts, with many bathroom humor opportunities involving flatulence, vomit, and diapers a subplot about sibling rivalry that involves children fighting with each other, including chase scenes, explosions, and other hijinks an enforcer character who rarely speaks and is presented as foreboding and threatening, especially when he’s dressed as a female nanny and one sexually themed joke about where babies come from.Īlec Baldwin is the magic that holds ‘The Boss Baby’ together.
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