Shale ...is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-09-27 Location : Miami Beach Posts : 9699 Rep : 219
| Subject: Life As We Know It Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:33 am | |
| Life As We Know It Movie Blurb by Shale October 9, 2010
This is a formulaic romantic comedy that didn't get very high marks from the professional reviewers. No, it wasn't very original - followed the formula pretty closely but it was a relief for me to relax in a mindless movie after that downer drama I sat thru yesterday, Never Let Me Go.
If you saw the trailers you know the set up. A married couple sets up her friend Holly (Katherine Heigl) with his friend Eric AKA Messer (Josh Duhamel) on a blind date that is beyond disaster. He's an easygoing player who attracts easy women and enjoys that carefree lifestyle. She's an overachiever, control freak who runs a small catering business.
Being friends of the married couple they share some history by attending events at their friends' home, including their wedding and the arrival of their baby Sophie and the baby's first birthday party. They can't stand each other but they are smiling in fotos together.
Holly & Messer & BFF & Baby
Well, no surprise the couple gets killed in a car wreck and their wish was that their respective friends share custody of their child. Thus, Holly and Messer are thrown together on a common task of caring for a baby (with no experience at all) and the ensuing disruption of their lives this entails.
Parenthood 101: Feeding (Babies are Messy)
But they adjust to this new responsibility and grow with it. We see the most growth in Messer as his adolescent lifestyle takes a big hit. And as expected, Holly & Messer grow to like each other more.
Messer falling into fatherhood routine
Of course there are ruff moments as with any relationship and a couple of turns as Holly sort of falls for the stability of Sam (Josh Lucas) Sophie's pediatrician.
I found it a sweet movie with some endearing moments. The gags, tho predictable were funny (A couple of girls in the theater laughed hysterically). I enjoyed the growth part and the discoveries you make when caring for a baby. And, I have to say that the babies (a set of triplets for the 1-year-old and a set of twins for the 2-year-old) were right on time with the appropriate responses to the scene. Having fotografed babies, I know how time-consuming that must have been to wait for the babies proper responses. You have to see the movie to pick up on these subtle moments.
So, unlike 70% of the aggregate reviewers, I liked the movie (as did 66% of audiences) | |
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Tony Marino …is a Global Moderator.
Join date : 2010-01-31 Location : New York Posts : 26786 Rep : 607
| Subject: Re: Life As We Know It Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:16 pm | |
| Just to see Josh Duhamel in his boxer briefs is worth going to see it | |
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Shale ...is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-09-27 Location : Miami Beach Posts : 9699 Rep : 219
| Subject: Re: Life As We Know It Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:18 pm | |
| - Tony Marino wrote:
- Just to see Josh Duhamel in his boxer briefs is worth going to see it
Interesting. There was only one post on another site where I posted this and it said:"i would only see it for josh duhamel" To which I mentioned, why else do you thing I put that poster in at the end for no other reason. | |
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Shale ...is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-09-27 Location : Miami Beach Posts : 9699 Rep : 219
| Subject: Re: Life As We Know It Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:56 pm | |
| I had a free movie pass and did a trip to the Cinema to see whatever was the nearest screening at the time I got there. I'm glad it was this movie - tho RED woulda been fun also.
I really like this story and again, the babies were amazing.
BTW, one of the points made by Messer was that the world sees a guy differently when he is carrying a baby. (of course he was using that as a chick magnet).
I actually was a highly paid baby sitter once. At the agency in New Orleans I worked giving respite care to families of developmentally disabled member and often would take care of infants. (until the age of 2 they are no worse to care for than non-disabled infants.)
Anyhow, had to get out of the depressing house where I was taking care of a baby so I packed up and took a streetcar ride. Everyone looked at me differently on the street (coulda been that I was carrying a black baby). But, got to St. Charles and the streetcar was at the stop in the middle of the avenue but I was blocked by traffic. The streetcar driver saw me coming AND ACTUALLY WAITED FOR ME TO CROSS THE STREET. NOT a usual courtesy!
That was about the only experience with raising small children. My wife had rules that our grandchildren would not come for overnight visits until they could take themselves to the toilet and flush it. | |
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RedBedroom …is a Chamber DEITY.
Join date : 2010-02-18 Posts : 10696 Rep : 312
| Subject: Re: Life As We Know It Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:37 pm | |
| Well, I am glad you reviewed it nicely. I saw the trailer, and I don't like Heigl or Duhamel. I don't dislike many performers, but those two, I really do. I will wait for DVD. And your good review will make me rent it, vs. waiting for it on cable! | |
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