Directed by:
Greg BerlantiCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Blake NeelyCast:
Katherine Heigl, Christina Hendricks, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Majandra Delfino, Melissa McCarthy, Reggie Lee, Hayes MacArthur, Will Sasso, Barry Hopkins (more)VOD (3)
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Holly (Katherine Heigl) is a caterer and her career is just starting to get off the ground. Eric (Josh Duhamel) directs sports for a major network. Their first date did not go so well; they had opposing views and definitely didn’t get along. They were set up on a date by their mutual friends Peter and Allison. A few years later, Peter and Allison die in a tragic car accident and their young daughter Sophie is left without her parents. Little do Holly and Eric know that they’re about to receive some news, and it’s going to change their lives; they’ve been named as the guardians for Sophie and must look after her the best they can to honour their friends’ wishes. The pair try their best to get along for the sake of Sophie, they move in together and become full time parents; a dramatic life change for both. They put their differences aside and shock themselves when they start to resemble a real family. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel were fine, the chemistry between them worked quite well, but the script put so much crap in their mouths that I wanted to cry, especially towards the end. It wasn’t so much with emotion, but just with how stupid it was and how it had to lead to the exact conclusion you expected. The ending bothered me and overall it brought down a film that had started quite well.
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Neither here nor there. It says comedy/drama/romance in the description, but only the last one applies. I expect a comedy to make me laugh, and I expect a drama to make me think. Neither of that happened. The film drags (110 minutes? Why?!). It's clear from the first scene that the two protagonists are going to end up together. Katherine Heigl plays the same desperate woman as always (I'm starting to wonder if she's really acting). The rest of the film is just filler, trying in vain to create suspense by throwing various predictable obstacles in their way. I would have given it just one star, but Christina Hendricks was in the film for ten minutes, which was a brilliant move.
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Life as We Know It is in many ways similar to Raising Helen (Kate Hudson), but instead of a woman, there is a man. Both have to re-evaluate their lives after a tragedy and slowly discover that what they've been avoiding is what makes them happiest. If that sounds clichéd to you, it's definitely not your fault, because that's simply how romantic comedies are made in America. The same formula and usually the same result. Here, there was a likeable lead couple and a few laugh-out-loud moments, so I give it a nice 3*. In short, a typical product of America that is especially suitable for a good time.
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It's a fact that the whole movie is basically carried by Katherine and Josh D. There were lines that made me pee myself laughing and romantic moments where I was completely entranced and would have wanted to swap bodies. It's a bit of a shame that the performances of the others weren't anything special... except for the social worker, who won me over with her one line, "Maybe... if you want to get there fast, you should go faster than the other cars." All in all, it was great to watch and I give it a well-earned 5 stars.
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