Very well executed

Don't listen to the negative reviews

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I bought this film unsure and skeptical of the enjoyment I would have while watching it. Moments into the movie, however, I discovered these feelings were completely unwarranted.This dramatic-comedy of sorts was an impeccable combination of happiness, sadness, guilt, insecurity, and self-discovery. I found myself clenching my side in pain from laughter, drying my tear-filled eyes, and cringing from embarrassment. It is true that this movie is painfully unrealistic in many defining scenes, but that is the beauty of drama and/or comedy. I did not order a documentary -- I ordered a film whose main purpose was to elicit both forgotten and familiar emotions from within me -- and that it did, without doubt. So, in short, I am very pleased with Life as We Know It, and I recommend it to anyone reading this review.

This movie did entertain with its comedic elements and a story that most audiences can relate to in some way, but the underlying construction of the plot was weak. Weak as in the entire storyline was predictable. It was somewhat unique with the tragic circumstance and the couple being thrown into guardianship (which we already even knew from the original trailer), but the rest of it was the epitome of a cliché. It hit on almost every romantic comedy cliché in the book: a player falling for the "good" responsible girl, two bickering always fighting people not realizing that they are in love, a misunderstanding with a breakup and a reunion, etc.The acting itself was solid across the board. I have seen a couple of other Katherine Heigl films and within the scope of those she doesn't seem to have much variability in her skills (not that she is bad in this). Her characters in Life as We Know It, Knocked Up, and 27 Dresses are almost all exactly the same in slightly different situations. Josh Duhamel also did a fine job but I am not as familiar with his work. To reiterate: an enjoyable funny romance but you will sarcastically be saying to yourself the whole time "I wonder what will happen next?"

This is not the worst movie in romantic comedy, but its close. What a moralistic movie! Typical US at the worst. A man and a woman that have nothing in common and done like each other move together in a big house since their best friends dies. And off course they get the responsibility as parents for this baby. And they find out that they in fact not only like each other. They are perfect for each other... And a perfect doctor that she before would had loved a relationship with is easily dumped since the passion in a fight is not yet there... The "thing" that they get together as a couple just because they take care of a kid annoyed me, and i had problem watching the last 20 minute of the movie. It was therefor too long. The actors do a okay work. But if you as me hate "moralistic movies" where a child brings together people that are too different - then never see this movie.

Fixed up on a blind date by mutual friends, a bakery shop owner (Katherine Heigl) and a womanizing bachelor (Josh Duhamel) share an instant dislike; but, after their friends are suddenly killed in a car accident, the bickering un-sweethearts discover they've been awarded joint custody of the couple's infant daughter (along with their expansive two-story home--mortgage-free!). Awesomely-extended romantic-comedy-with-child is occasionally overbearing and written at a tasteless level, with the usual quota of poo-poo jokes and slung baby food. The leads, along with a colorful cast of supporting players, certainly make it tolerable (Heigl, in particular, is very adept with the changing rhythms of the film's bumpy tone), but it's a wasted effort. Director Greg Berlanti steers the final act to a feel-good finish, but even this commercial bow seems tied too tightly. ** from ****