![]() ![]() Of course everything that’s wrong with Life can be found on the movie’s poster, which features Duhamel in tighty whities sipping a beer, whilst Heigl laughs and chases her baby through the house. On the flip side of that statement, the female characters cannot live without their man, and spend the entire third act (or, in the case of Twilight, the entire second film) pining after their lost love. ![]() Instead, it’s the man who must give up everything to be with the woman. The typical “will he come back” moment lacks the punch of, say, Roger Michell’s Notting Hill (1999), or Rob Reiner’s terrific When Harry Met Sally … (1989) because Life as We Know It’s plot, characters and situations ultimately lack authenticity.įor example, what sane man would quit a job with the Phoenix Suns because his non-wife, casual lover tells him to? What sane causal, non-wife lover would force her non-husband to do such a thing? Especially when he makes plenty of money to support them both? Can’t she move her catering business elsewhere? Of course not, because neither Eric nor Holly rely on logic to make decisions, just a poorly written script.įilms of this nature bother me because it always falls on the man to “make the right choice.” Never do we see the woman give up her life to join her male companion, because that would, like, totally be unfair. They resemble the typical Hollywood couple – cute, refined, rich, and perfect in every aspect of the word – one whose situation revolves around a typical Hollywood dilemma. The problem here is that neither Eric nor Holly is a believable character. Heigl plays Holly a headstrong, but ultimately uptight single woman, one who never has any luck with the guys. Duhamel plays Eric, a laid back dude who works for an NBA team – he presses the button to change cameras – has a seemingly unlimited amount of money, and always looks primed for a photo shoot. Unfortunately the plot, centering around the pair taking on the child of some recently deceased friends, affords them little to work with. Life As We Know It Director: Greg Berlanti Cast: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Alexis Clagett 4.6 (15) Blu-ray (Wide Screen) 14. Life as We Know It pairs Heigl alongside Josh Duhamel (that guy from Transformers), and the two make a competent couple. In the romantic comedy Life As We Know It, Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising. ![]()
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