Rent Life as We Know It (2010)
3.4 of 5 from 267 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- All Holly (Katherine Heigl) and Messer (Josh Duhamel) have in common is a dislike for each other and a love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under same roof.
- Actors:
- Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Alexis Clagett, Brynn Clagett, Brooke Clagett, Hayes MacArthur, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Burns, Jessica St. Clair, Brooke Liddell, Kiley Liddell, Britt Flatmo, Rob Huebel, Melissa McCarthy, DeRay Davis, Kumail Nanjiani, Andrew Daly, Bill Brochtrup, Will Sasso
- Directors:
- Greg Berlanti
- Voiced By:
- Eddie Frierson
- Writers:
- Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/03/2011
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- A survival guide to instant parenting: cast members offer outrageously funny child-rearing advice that would make parents cringe
- Katherine Heigl: Becoming the best mom ever: See all the touching, funny and challenging moments Katherine faced in becoming an overnight mom
- Josh Duhamel: The triplet tamer: Join gets sentimental and brims with charm as he sins the admiration of his three "little" leading ladies
- Additional scenes
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Reviews (1) of Life as We Know It
An amusing romcom - Life as We Know It review by AH
Starting with an unusual scenario in which a couple of godparents are suddenly landed with looking after a baby, it was not unexpected that an obviously mis-matched pair gradually came to develop more affection for each other. Despite the rather negative review of the Paradiso critic, my wife and I found it quite an inventive plot which had a few amusing scenes so in general we found it quite entertaining. There were some welcomed extras as well, in particular a more than usual amount of deleted scenes, some of which we thought could have been a valuable addition to the film.
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Critic review
Life as We Know It review by Melissa Orcine - Cinema Paradiso
Holly (Katherine Heigl) and Messer (Josh Duhamel) are a match in dating hell. Holly’s a manager at an upscale food shop while Messer is a live sports TV director. On a blind date set up by their married friends Peter and Alison (Christina Hendricks), Messer offends Holly to oblivion with his jerky bachelor ways.
They’ve never been friendly ever since, but when Peter and Alison die in a car crash, they are suddenly entrusted the care of their one-year-old daughter, Sophie. The catch: Holly and Messer have to live in one roof or Sophie will go straight to foster care. This is ‘Life As We Know It’, a romantic comedy starring two mismatched characters and a cute baby. Will Holly and Messer be able to stick it out for the sake of the child? Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
‘Life As We Know It’ would have worked as a sitcom and it is actually directed by Greg Berlanti, creator of TV dramedies ‘Everwood’, ‘Jack and Bobby’, and ‘Brothers and Sisters’. On paper, it seems like a viable option. Alas, it’s a movie rife with bickering leads in Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel, who have been tasked to raise a child, one of the most important duties parents –in their case, godparents— are supposed to take seriously.
The shrill verbal volleyball between Heigl’s and Duhamel’s characters may be comedy fodder but in the real world, it can be considered child abuse. Its support cast which includes Melissa McCarthy, Andy Daly, and Sarah Burns take on the funny mantle instead, however far and in between their scenes are. Josh Lucas adds to the man-candy for Heigl’s Holly but he is there to look good, not to contribute. To call ‘Life As We Know It’ a romantic comedy is a misnomer.
If you make a sport out of people shouting and quarreling on screen for close to two hours, then watch ‘Life As We Know It’. If you want to live a stress-free life, then it’s better to skip ‘Life As We Know It’ and take a nap.