Life As We Know It

Theatrical Release Date: 2010 10 08 (USA)

UPC: 883929139170

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: 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. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Features: Additional Scenes

Life As We Know It

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/08/2011

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: 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]

Alaina O'Connor

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 clich?-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 clich?d 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. ~ Alaina O'Connor, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jean Smart  Actor 
Katherine Heigl  Executive Producer 
Denise Di Novi  Executive Producer 
Barry Josephson  Producer 
Paul Brooks  Producer 
Bruce Berman  Executive Producer 
Greg Berlanti  Director 
Norm Waitt  Executive Producer 
Blake Neely  Composer (Music Score) 
Scott Niemeyer  Executive Producer 
Joe Hartwick, Jr.  Executive Producer 
Ian Deitchman  Screenwriter 
Kristin Rusk Robinson  Screenwriter 
Nancy Heigl  Executive Producer 
Katherine Heigl  Actor 
Josh Duhamel  Actor 
Josh Lucas  Actor 
Alexis Clagett  Actor 
Brynn Clagett  Actor 
Brooke Clagett  Actor 
Hayes MacArthur  Actor 
Christina Hendricks  Actor 
Sarah Burns  Actor 
Jessica St. Clair  Actor 
Brooke Liddell  Actor 
Kiley Liddell  Actor 
Britt Flatmo  Actor 
Rob Huebel  Actor 
Melissa McCarthy  Actor 
DeRay Davis  Actor 
Kumail Nanjiani  Actor 
Andrew Daly  Actor 
Bill Brochtrup  Actor 
Will Sasso  Actor 
Majandra Delfino  Actor 
Jason MacDonald  Actor 
Tara Ochs  Actor 
Wilbur Fitzgerald  Actor 
Melissa Ponzio  Actor 
Reggie Lee  Actor 
Markus Flanagan  Actor 
Brooke Josephson  Actor 
Chanta Rivers  Actor 
Eric Phillips  Actor 
Andy Buckley  Actor 
L. Warren Young  Actor 
Joanna Jowett  Actor 
Jody Thompson  Actor 
Horace Toney  Actor 
Millie Fairchild  Actor 
Rob Nagle  Actor 
Katie Kneeland  Actor 
Patricia French  Actor 
Ron Clinton Smith  Actor 
Antwan Mills  Actor 
Steve Nash  Actor 
Shayne Kohout  Actor 
Danielle L. Grant  Actor 
Eddie Frierson  Actor 

Country: USA