Bringing a child into the world can be a beautiful thing. It’s something that many women aspire to and when it doesn’t happen, it can leave them feeling down. Or, maybe, even doing something crazy.

That’s the premise for Kinda Pregnant, a new comedy that debuts today on Netflix. The film finds Amy Schumer playing a teacher who has long wanted to be married and start a family. In fact, an early sequence shows her playing at giving birth as a young girl. But as we meet her in adulthood, the dream hasn’t happened yet.

She thinks her boyfriend (Damon Wayans, Jr.) is going to propose, but instead it all goes sideways. Now she’s single and feeling depressed. When her best friend, Kate (Jillian Bell), ends up pregnant, it throws Schumer’s Lainy for a loop. But when she finds a pregnancy belly, she decides to try on the feeling for size.

After getting compliments on the street and the subway, turns out Lainy likes the feeling. She decides to try a pregnancy yoga class, and while the class itself is a bust, she meets Megan (Brianna Howey), a mom-to-be, and a friendship blooms. So, Lainy has to keep up the ruse. When she meets Megan’s brother Josh (Will Forte) and sparks fly, her spiral of dishonesty becomes a trench.

Can she keep up the lie and keep all these plates spinning?

If you’ve seen comedies like this, you know the answer to that. Nothing that’s a secret stays a secret for long. The comedy is in the lengths they’ll go to keep it up and the way it spirals out of control. This one spirals out of control quickly and in some cringe-inducing ways. That makes for a tough watch.

Schumer as a comedian is an acquired taste. A lot of her films feel over-the-top in the wrong way for me. This film isn’t as over-the top, but it still has some crazy sequences as part of its R-rated experience. But I wasn’t taken with the story or the characters, which made a lot of the sequences in the middle incredibly uncomfortable to sit through.

This film comes from Adam Sandler’s production company, and we see a few classic Sandler players here. That includes cameos from his wife and daughter in the film. There are a lot of recognizable faces that play minor roles here, all meant to add to the fun. But if you’re not into the main story, it just doesn’t have the pop that it should.

The comedy and story fall flat here for me, making this a slog despite a reasonable 97-minute run time. If you’re a big Schumer fan, this might work better. Otherwise, it’s not worth making a point to see this film.

Kinda Pregnant is now streaming on Netflix.

Matthew Fox is a graduate of the Radio, Television and Film program at Biola University, and a giant nerd. He spends his free time watching movies, TV, and obsessing about football. He is a member of the FSWA. You can find him @knighthawk7734 on Twitter and as co-host of the Fantasy Football Roundtable Podcast.