gornasa I'm glad I saw this movie before I checked out its review on Rotten Tomatoes. At that time it was 11% and I definitely wouldn't dare watch it if I'd known. The other day I watched it again and loved it just as much as the first time. Rotten Tomatoes is giving it a slightly higher percentage of rot today: 28%. Wow. It looks like the critics really hated this movie, whereas the viewers - quite the opposite. And I'm in the latter group. This IS life as we know it, and that's what I liked. The critics clearly are all childless, and they must be miserable people with low self-esteem because they would complain about silly stuff, for example, that Josh Duhamel is too good-looking to play this unexpected dad here. Well, hello, Josh is a real person, who happens to be gorgeous, and in real life with his wife Fergie they do have a baby and no one seems to be whining about the fact that Josh is changing diapers and dealing with his kid's vomit, so. It's not his fault that he was born like that, is it? And do we want to see an ugly guy in a romantic comedy? Duh. I like the fact that the story is really fleshed out. We get to see how it might work, and how the characters fall for each other and get to understand that they are a family. The screenwriter wasn't just trying to get from A to Z and to tick off everything on their list of what goes into a romantic comedy. This is a comedy but also a drama so you don't just see cheese all the time. All characters, even the minor ones, have good parts, they have something interesting or funny to say, so the main two characters aren't acting in isolation from everything and everyone else. That was cool, it made it more realistic and authentic. Other reviewers mentioned Duhamel and Heigl's chemistry and I must say this is the first thing that strikes you about this movie. They really do make a great couple. The script helps a lot, of course, but the chemistry is what they put into the movie themselves, and they are what really makes it worth watching. They work so good together that they make you totally root for them. And you kinda know that they must get together in the end but at the same time you're interested in the journey too. I give it 8 out of 10 stars on a romance scale. As a movie in general it does have its flaws, it's far from being a masterpiece. But as a romantic comedy, this is a very solid, enjoyable movie that is funny and warm. It shows you why some things are worth a sacrifice sometimes, and that's good. Raising a baby takes a huge effort and we all hate our kids sometimes, we hate our lives changing so much, and yes, marriage may seem like prison. This movie shows you that it's normal to struggle but if your heart is in it, you can make it work and be happy.

Taylor Kingston Yet another movie with low ratings that I do not understand, nor do I wish to understand. I don't care why people didn't like it. All that matters to me, is that I liked it. It's the only thing that counts. Just because people don't like a certain movie, doesn't mean it's not good. And I know that the general population voting that it's not a great movie, usually means it's not, but you may like it.This movie is about Holly and Messer getting thrown into an impossible situation. Years ago they were set up by their two best friends, but the date didn't go well. They spend the next few years having to interact with each other, for the sake of their friends. But when their best friends, Peter and Alison, die in a car crash and they are appointed custody of their young daughter, Sophie. Holly and Messer try to share the responsibilities of parenthood, but at times think it wasn't the best decision being named guardians.Recommended for: Katherine Heigl fans, comedy fans, romantic comedy fans.Best part of the movie: When Messer and Holly work things out.Worst part of the movie: The poop scene.Overall, I give this movie an 8 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Awesome.

stephanlinsenhoff ... I never have to see him again." Before the starting credits roll the introduction. A by their friends arranged blind date for Holly and Eric Messer that stops before it starts in Hollys small car. Both despise each other, angry that they agreed to this blind date. Not love at first sight, a movie title, but disdain at first sight: following the curve of Hollywood. The triad of forced togetherness, subtle interest, transformation to - what else: love. Predictable. Only the details are different. Always different? Not new either: a baby child is the reason of their warlike struggle. The child's parents die in a car accident and Holly and Eric are, without knowing it, as their friends will says, appointed to be Sophies guardians. For the child's sake they have to move into their house. Pure disgust that transforms according the credo of Hollywood to acceptance and, what else: eventually love. Can it be worse and bad as it starts. Hardly. The only way is not downward but the turn upwards. Eventually both realize not only to look but see each other what is behind. Not only look but see each other. Behind society, behind the family and our pretending: behind these obstacles is the real Holly and Eric. So much more interesting that love is as possibility possible. Did their friend know this, chosen them for their task? Of course had Sophie's parents not in mind their love affair. This they had to take care themselves.Why all these predictable films? We know what happens and how it ends, slightly different in each movie. Mirroring and recognized by looking. Seldom seeing us as we know what happens and how it ends. Hollywoods contract. The first date - disdain, not love at first sight. Then the working-through to come behind the fence where it is I myself. Then, when everything is done and the shining prince on his white horse is ready to come: the happy ending reward. After the 115 minutes we return to daily life. Some ten minutes before everything seems to go the wrong way with the stand-in-hero Sam (it is calculated: the last tension everything before the real happy end; he appeared before the starting credits.The title 'Life as we know it' is what the movie wants. Nothing special and predictable. The daily life for us and nothing else.

mephotography2001 In this romantic comedy, two people who really don't like each other become joint guardians of their best friends' infant daughter when catastrophe strikes. Katherine Heigl does a good job being Katherine Heigl with her usual blend of vulnerable and cattiness, and Josh Duhamel just plays "a guy", a mostly self-centered skirt-chaser, so he probably didn't really have to work too hard, but it was heart-warming to watch his character evolve as he spent more time with the kid. There aren't any big surprises and the ending is exactly what you'd expect (unless you've never seen a romantic comedy before), but overall I found this enjoyable, a fun escape if you're looking for a little light fare. 7/10