Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Nonureva Really Surprised!

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Nelson Strang This film is about as slight as they come. There's absolutely nothing of any substance, which would be fine, if they served up a large slice of light and frothy, but there's none of that either. Zero chemistry between the leads, combined with by-the-numbers writing and directing all add up to a confection best avoided.

eric262003 When I first purchased the DVD of "Life as We Know It", I was very turned-off by the sleeve of the cover. The photo shows Josh Duhamel standing straight up with a baby sporting colour-coordinated diapers and are in a similar stance slurping bottles towards their mouths while Katherine Heigl gives chase towards them. But then I had a change of heart when you learn that you can't judge a book by its cover alone, so i thought I'll give it a whirl. Sure when parents want to raise kids, they understand the positions they put themselves into and know the sacrifices and consequences they they must must face and the loving and nurturing they must provide in order to ensure their kids live a happy and caring life. Socialization will have to be minimal, assistance from extended family members and friends would be beneficial, and that setting good examples are the essential tools for raising a child. But what happens when a child is raised by unexpected parents who have never raised kids before or ever had any intentions until now? "Life As we Know It" is about a couple who now have to take the initiative of raising a baby unexpectedly and the trials and tribulations that come with the little package of joy. After the death of baby Sophie Novak's parents (Hayes MacArthur and Christina Hendricks), godparents Holly Berenson and Eric Messer (Heigl and Duhamel) have to step up to take the difficult task to raising Sophie (triplets Alexis, Brooke and Brynn Clagett) while trying to co- exist after their blind date goes bad which resulted in one can't standing each others. They never expected such events to happen as they had to hold aside their plans and their respected career agendas to raising this child which turns their life in circles. This may come across as a standard romantic comedy, but in this one there is a bit of a twist where two polar opposites struggle to raise a child while also fighting to set their differences aside. The love of a child can bring two people together or at best strive to inject positive vibes while providing essential support so that the child can live a happy and fulfilled life knowing there's people out there that love her. Though the comedy stems from the hardships of Holly and Eric raising little Sophie, the other comical idiosyncrasies stem from the legal processes, the overwhelming house mortgages and further career plans getting pushed aside.Performance wise, Katherine Heigl is still continuing her type- casted roles in her bubble as she once again is seen portraying hyper self-absorbed control freak domineering female characters towards their handsome costars. The key component to making romantic comedies sell is we have to have leading character ooze with some likability towards their characters. The script by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson makes no denial that by having Duhamel as the leading male character, his charismatic manliness will surely make anyone's heart melt. The character that really makes your heart melt has to go to little Sophie played the by the Clagett trips. Every time they fill up the screen around them, the filmmakers know the right lighting and camera focuses to make you just say "Ahhh". It's hard to get children to act a certain way on screen, but director Greg Berlanti and company magically gives us that right amount of cuteness so that our leading stars have a legitimate reason to put every plan on hold to nurture this child. Sure this movie is formulaic with the familiar characters we've seen in this genre, "Life as We Know It" is a nice little comedy that is not memorable, but a fun film to watch on a rainy day. It's a quite innocent with subtle funny moments, though nothing really special. It makes you think hard if you're put in a rapid situation where responsibilities have become more mandatory than one could anticipate. Though I don't think Radiohead's "Creep" is a perfect choice for a lullaby.

Kirpianuscus the ambition to propose more than a romantic story is the basic virtue of film. the stories of two people who becomes parents, a couple, a family, has a great potential without be an original subject. and two good looking actors in lead roles represents a good point. Josh Duhamel does a good job in a role who explores the paternity in smart manner , using humor and drama in right doses. sentimental, decent, proposing solutions and reflecting a serious problem of every day reality, it seems be a little different by many other too sweet romantic stories. sure, it has a precise target and the need to respect the last decade rules of genre. but it has all points to not be boring or pathetic. and Katherine Heigl gives her the best.

perkypops Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel use on screen chemistry to make this quite original storyline work in a pleasing way, even if at times the film always follows the signposts without ever hinting that it may surprise you. The plot bases itself on what happens if married friends would like you to look after their kid(s) if anything terminal should happen to them both. Enter Sophie whose parents perish. There are actually three Sophies but they only ever appear singularly and we cannot see the joins...The screenplay centres around whether or not Holly (Heigl) and Mess (Duhamel) will get it together sufficiently well to provide for Sophie as her parent's would have wished. Of course Holly and Mess have almost diametrically opposed ideas and ideas on life choices entirely designed on making the other feel inferior. Whilst this is going on Sophie is growing up and not all is as straightforward as planned.One of the most charming aspects of the script is its penchant for discovery, or perhaps a better word would be disclosure. We witness Holly and Mess discovering and disclosing slowly but surely through the film whilst all around them people seem to be sure the "happy" couple will eventually get it right. Perhaps it takes more than Sophie to do that though and that is where the film works really well.The acting is good throughout, and the scenes of Sophie growing up are sometimes a joy. It is perhaps a little too strongly "middle class" in places but it doesn't detract from the enjoyment.I give it seven for achieving what it sets out to do.