Written by Gina Cielo
As a huge fan of chick flicks and a mild sap, “Life as We Know It” with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel hit just the right emotion for me to be considered a good, not great movie. Not knowing exactly what to expect from the trailer, I was surprised at the mixed emotion the movie created within me.The film begins with Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) going on a date with Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel). Well, a date is a complete overstatement. The couple didn’t even make it to the restaurant due to their conflicting personalities and lack of interest in each other.This first scene really set the stage for the relationship between Holly and Eric throughout the rest of the movie. Though they wish to never see each other again, that proves impossible because their best friends are married, with their godchild, Sophie.The movie then takes a sharp turn for the worse. Sophie’s parents are killed in a car accident, which seems to me to be a rather harsh way for the film to plan a set-up between the two. What seemed to be a light-hearted, boy-falls-in-love-with-girl fairy tale, turned into a sad and complicated storyline.Holly and Eric are given joint custody of Sophie and are forced to do many things they never dreamed of, especially raising a child.As you can imagine, the pair experiences many struggles along the way, from Holly’s control-freak personality, to Eric’s immature, womanizing attitude, to moving away and finally Holly’s new boyfriend. Compromise becomes the key to making this “relationship” work.I found myself laughing at their attempts to raise Sophie, but at the same time I felt a little annoyed at the constant arguing and a lot of baby crying. I can only handle so much screaming noise and exaggerated arguments.As with every chick flick, the pair begins to realize, “Oh hey, maybe we are meant for each other.” Yes, it was predictable. But what romantic comedy isn’t?”Life as We Know It” has a perfect amount of ups and downs if you ask me. I was not prepared to be sad during the course of the movie, but it happened, and I’m glad it did. It made the end more satisfying. If you want a movie that is touching with a bit of comedy relief, “Life As We Know It” is the perfect movie.
