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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)
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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