Life as We Know It

"This is crap as we know it..."

"Funnier and darker than you might expect, although the tone fluctuates wildly enough to seriously disorientate."

"It's brisk, pleasantly acted, painless. These days, that's high praise."

"Veers not an inch off Hollywood's well-worn rom-com path."

"A pretty decent, if strictly formulaic, yarn about commitment and unexpected life changes."

"It's a predictable date-night diversion."

"It's enough to say that the bland romantic comedy Life as We Know It, in which there is not a single deviation from formula, is well made for its corporate type."

"So anyway, what happens in Life As We Know It? You'll never guess in a million years. Never."

"Possibly because Heigl is one of the producers, the most beautiful woman in the film -- the stunning Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" -- dies in an off-screen car crash barely before the opening credits are over."

"What you may not expect is quite how satisfying much of the film is, with Duhamel turning out to be a very good sparring partner for Heigl."

"Although wholly predictable in its every beat and featuring bland, unremarkable WASPs as romantic leads, "Life" is not without its charms."