Film Review – Doula

“Doula” is written by Will Janowitz and Arron Shiver (who also co-stars in the picture), and the men attempt to capture the female experience of birth with the effort, which is directed by Cheryl Nichols. The screenplay isn’t strictly about the journey of pregnancy, more interested in the knotted ways of relationships and unspoken feelings that turn into corrosive material the longer they remain bottled up inside. “Doula” is a comedy, but it’s not entirely committed to such a mood, enjoying the process of exploring characters and putting the players in sticky situations. The feature is a complex understanding of perspective and fears, and it’s also the rare endeavor to approach the anxieties of pregnancy and birth with some degree of honesty, giving the movie an appealing texture of realism to help it through a few strained ideas for conflict and confession. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com