Life As We Know It

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Two people who can't stand each other are forced to care for the same child in this domestic comedy drama starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel. Holly Heigl is a caterer whose career is just getting off the ground; Eric Duhamel directs sports for a major network. Their first date was a nightmare, and now they're about to become a family. When their goddaughter Sophie's parents both perish in a tragic accident, Holly and Eric are informed that they were singled out as Sophie's caretakers in the event of an unforeseen disaster. Now, in order to raise Sophie right, this bickering pair must put their differences aside while mastering the fine art of parenthood. Coordinating their new lives and getting along won't be easy for Eric and Holly, but somewhere between the conflicting schedules and drastic lifestyle changes, the reluctant couple realizes that with a help from Sophie, they're starting to resemble a real family.

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Life as We Know It is a story about two seriously mismatched people who get saddled with a baby after their best friends die in a car accident. Katherine Heigl takes her place as rom-com queen, edging Jennifer Aniston out of the position sorry, Jen, but it's getting really old. Taking over the position of her ever-rotating co-stars is Josh Duhamel, who does what he does best -- stand around looking attractive. But the thing that really works between these two actors is that they bring out the best in each other. Duhmel makes Heigl that much more charming, while Heigl helps to expose depth to Duhamel's acting. Couple that with a film that starts off promising, with a seemingly clever premise and occasional bursts of dialogue that exceed expectations, and you would think Life is a winner; however, just when you get comfortable with the idea that screenwriters Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson might pull off something original, the film takes a detour into cliché-ville and unfolds like every other date-night rom-com. The story starts when Holly Berenson Heigl, a career-oriented bake-shop owner, and Eric Messer Duhamel, a thirtysomething-year-old tomcat who goes by his last name, go on a blind date set up by their friends -- a date that essentially ends before it even starts. Holly's annoyed by Eric's giant ego and Eric is just playing along in hopes of a drunken hook-up. The duo keep rotating into each other's lives via their married best friends, but after a tragic car accident leaves one-year-old daughter Sophie an orphan, Holly and Messer step up to the plate after discovering they've been appointed Sophie's joint guardians. This is where life changes for the pair, who move into the Atlanta-based McMansion left behind by Sophie's parents and try to get along, raise a baby together, and find a balance between their new lives and their old lives. The film loses its momentum early on, and director Greg Berlanti compensates by padding out the film with three raising-the-baby montages and a subplot involving the expansion of Holly's business which, in the end, goes nowhere. On top of that, the we-don't-know-anything-about-raising-a-baby clichéd gags include the dirty diaper, trying wacky things to stop the baby from crying, and freaking out when social services pays a visit -- all of which are as old and played out as Three Men and a Baby. Still, there are those "awww" moments that you would look for in a film with such an adorable baby, not to mention the fact that there's some definite chemistry between Heigl and Duhamel. For good measure, though, Deitchman and Robinson throw in the hot pediatrician, Sam Josh Lucas, just in case there's any doubt in your mind as to whether Holly might end up alone. Life as We Know It is a film that definitely speaks to new parents or people who remember what it was like to be new parents and anyone who loves the comforting embrace of a traditional romantic comedy.

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Release Date: 2/8/2011
UPC: 883929139170
Original Release: 2010

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Source: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
Language: English
Time: 1:55:00
Format: DVD
Sales rank: 597

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Katherine Heigl	Holly Berenson
Josh Duhamel	Eric Messer
Josh Lucas	Sam
Alexis Clagett	Sophie
Brynn Clagett	Sophie
Brooke Clagett	Sophie
Hayes MacArthur	Peter Novak
Christina Hendricks	Alison Novak
Sarah Burns	Janine Groff
Jessica St. Clair	Beth
Brooke Liddell	Older Sophie
Kiley Liddell	Older Sophie
Britt Flatmo	Amy
Rob Huebel	Ted
Melissa McCarthy	Deedee
DeRay Davis	Lonnie
Kumail Nanjiani	Simon
Andrew Daly	Scott
Bill Brochtrup	Gary
Will Sasso	Josh
Majandra Delfino	Jenna
Jason MacDonald	Cousin
Tara Ochs	Cousin's Wife
Wilbur Fitzgerald	Peter's Dad
Melissa Ponzio	Victoria (Stripper Cousin)
Reggie Lee	Alan Burke
Markus Flanagan	Chef Phillipe
Brooke Josephson	Liz
Chanta Rivers	CPS Worker
Eric Phillips	Stoned Teenager
Andy Buckley	George Dunn
L. Warren Young	Officer Young
Joanna Jowett	Jill
Jody Thompson	Worker
Horace Toney	Court Clerk
Millie Fairchild	Older Woman
Rob Nagle	Neighbor Dad
Katie Kneeland	Female Patron
Patricia French	Judge Gorling
Ron Clinton Smith	Contractor
Antwan Mills	Airport Security
Steve Nash	Himself
Shayne Kohout	Pregnant Woman With Deedee
Danielle L. Grant	Ticket Counter Lady
Eddie Frierson	Voice Only
Jean Smart

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Greg Berlanti	Director
Maher Ahmad	Production Designer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Paul Brooks	Producer
Everett Chase	Set Decoration/Design
Ian Deitchman	Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi	Executive Producer
Andrew Dunn	Cinematographer
Mary H. Ellis	Sound Mixer
David Fletcher	Special Effects Supervisor
Richard J. Gelfand	Associate Producer
Austin Gorg	Art Director
Joe Hartwick Jr.	Executive Producer
Katherine Heigl	Executive Producer
Nancy Heigl	Executive Producer
Barry Josephson	Producer
Brad Kessell	Co-producer
Michael Lerman	Asst. Director
Tania McComas	Makeup
Debra McGuire	Costumes/Costume Designer
Blake Neely	Score Composer
Scott Niemeyer	Executive Producer
Jim Page	Editor
John Papsidera	Casting
Kristin Rusk Robinson	Screenwriter
Norm Waitt	Executive Producer
Alexander F. Young	Co-producer

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Disc #1 -- Life As We Know It
1. Scene 1 [9:54]
2. Scene 2 [9:33]
3. Scene 3 [10:13]
4. Scene 4 [9:31]
5. Scene 5 [10:15]
6. Scene 6 [10:32]
7. Scene 7 [8:56]
8. Scene 8 [1:24]
9. Scene 9 [10:37]
10. Scene 10 [8:15]
11. Scene 11 [10:37]
12. Scene 12 [10:09]

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