Life as We Know It

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UK Release Date: October 8th 2010

Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

Director: Greg Berlanti

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel

Life as We Know It covers many lessons in parenthood. No one is prepared for it, no matter the circumstances.

This film tries to focus on the funny side of things. There are plenty of laughs, but they come at the expense of cliche characters who, at first hate each other, but over time grow to love one another.

There's nothing new that we haven't seen before. Katherine Heigl is Holly, a slightly haughty 30-something with relationship issues. Holly is very similar to characters that Heigl has previously portrayed. Duhamel is the stereotypical ladies' man/sleazeball who struggles with grown-up responsibilities.

The tone of the film changes often; it doesn't feel right to laugh at jokes shortly after the accident. We're swiftly moved on, and everything is light-hearted again.

One thing is for certain about Life as We Know It; it's a feel-good film. If you're a fan of the rom-com genre then this will not disappoint.