Pet peeves first:
Coming from a nurse, I saw so many things wrong with the opening scenes in this that I just wanted to stop watching, but I continued to see where the story would go. The story lags in the middle, but picks up towards the end. The details lack substance and don't seem to be based in reality.
First off, the midwife did not take any vital signs of the mother. That would have been the first thing she would have done upon arriving. She would have also kept monitoring those signs just as she did the baby's as the mom progressed. If the midwife did not do those things, then yet, that would be gross and extreme negligence on her part regardless of what she wanted the outcome to be.
Secondly the portrayal of showing the laboring woman in a "semi-lethargic" and delirious state was very misleading. Labor pain doesn't make one lose consciousness; it does the opposite.
Lastly, in the courtroom scene, lawyer and her client are not together in what the lawyer is going to ask her. Most always client and lawyer are together on what questions will be asked before so client is prepared.
To sum it up, I feel that this was poorly written and some simple research could have gone a long way with this film to tighten up the loose areas to make it a wonderful film. Also, cut out some of the fluff in the middle where nothing is happening. The acting was amazing by all. I loved Vanessa Kirby and Shia LeBouf. The camera work was surreal during the first part of the film. It made you feel like you were there with the couple as they are experiencing this.
First off, the midwife did not take any vital signs of the mother. That would have been the first thing she would have done upon arriving. She would have also kept monitoring those signs just as she did the baby's as the mom progressed. If the midwife did not do those things, then yet, that would be gross and extreme negligence on her part regardless of what she wanted the outcome to be.
Secondly the portrayal of showing the laboring woman in a "semi-lethargic" and delirious state was very misleading. Labor pain doesn't make one lose consciousness; it does the opposite.
Lastly, in the courtroom scene, lawyer and her client are not together in what the lawyer is going to ask her. Most always client and lawyer are together on what questions will be asked before so client is prepared.
To sum it up, I feel that this was poorly written and some simple research could have gone a long way with this film to tighten up the loose areas to make it a wonderful film. Also, cut out some of the fluff in the middle where nothing is happening. The acting was amazing by all. I loved Vanessa Kirby and Shia LeBouf. The camera work was surreal during the first part of the film. It made you feel like you were there with the couple as they are experiencing this.