About halfway through the movie, I was thinking about whether to go read or watch. But there was a zest, and in general, for melodrama not bad, so be it.
This movie is about friendship, this movie is about love, this movie is about life. . .
With age, the perception of this film changes. Ten years ago, you watched it with a superficial sensation, and now, transferring to reality, you realize that this is the truth: ' Life as it is'.
This movie is about friendship, this movie is about love, this movie is about life.
The heroine is a self-sufficient woman who has plans for life, but does not quite fit into the stereotypical unmarried and childless world.
A hero is a person who swims with the flow, does not have much plans for the future and lives in the moment.
The clash of these two different people occurs at the beginning of the story, but immediately it becomes clear that these people are too different. Time after time, their fates are intertwined, but all this is due to one unifying factor - Friendship.
Is there someone you can trust with your most precious? What if that person you trust is you? Will you be able to completely rebuild your life and devote yourself to it?
Two of our heroes, Holly and Messer, also had to face these questions. Are they ready to become parents? Of course not, but if you look at all the characters of this work, no one can be ready for this.
But Sophie was entrusted to these two people and they will somehow have to cope with it. First as something proper, and then as something ordinary and even beautiful.
A wonderful movie that touches the heart. The inner warmth, aesthetics, lightness and simply beauty of the actors make you return to viewing time after time.
Every little girl likes to dream. We all dyed our lips with Mom's lipstick or put on our shoes. I wondered what it would be like when I was an adult. Meet a cool guy, and we'll love each other. He'll propose, and it'll be so romantic. And then a fun wedding with a bunch of friends and beautiful photos. And then the baby will be born, the most beloved and desired.
It happens. But -- sometimes it doesn't. Life likes to rearrange puzzles, making unprecedented combinations. Sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way we dreamed of as children. And the dream come true begins at the end. There is a child, responsibility, family life. And it's not clear if that promised cool guy will be at the end of the story.
The heroes of Life As It Is, Holly and Eric, lived their own "adult" interests. We built careers, developed business, went on dates, communicated with friends. They didn’t even know what real responsibility was. Until she appeared in their lives as their little goddaughter.
In an instant, everything changed. A couple and their close friends are killed in a car crash. They leave the baby in the care of their godparents, who do not tolerate each other in spirit. Life has given them a choice, but it is up to them.
Can two adults calm down their egos and negotiate for the sake of a little man? Will they know what is most important to them? We look at life as it is, without quotes.
8 out of 10
Holly and Messer are in constant contact, despite their mutual dislike. And when you add a child to it, write is lost.
Pretty cute, not particularly loaded with meaning and humor movie. As it should be for this kind of film – the picture is polished and polished. Even the spots on the clothes and the face of the main character smeared with food of the child have some kind of luxury. And, of course, the incredible beauty of the main character, charming, well-groomed young people and an endlessly cute blue-eyed child. In general, even if you do not like the plot, rest eyes and aesthetic pleasure are guaranteed.
The plot, of course, is weak, in the manner of fanfiction, but this, in principle, is not even a claim, just a fact. Humor was not particularly noticed, in any case, such a plot could be made much more funny and not even to the detriment of the drama, which was just abound, especially at the end. The drama is mediocre, the ending is predictable, the behavior of the characters is standard.
Still, the movie is worth watching. He is sweet, funny, warm, gentle and kind. The acting game is appropriate, confidently good. In the plot there are a couple of unexpected turns that invigorate and do not give interest to fade. Yes, it could be much better, but there is as is, and not bad.
7 out of 10
If you look at the filmography of Katherine Heigl, you can see that she participated in several films, where she played the role of a woman who fell in love with a man whom she previously could not stand and despised. Sweet, romantic comedies in the spirit of “from love to hate one step, and vice versa”. The plot of “Life as it is” is based on the same scheme: Holly does not tolerate Messer – the best friend of her best friend’s husband. Because they are the family’s closest friends, they spend time together. However, this does not change their attitude towards each other. And then misfortune happens - and Messer and Holly are forced to live under the same roof and find a common language. This is how their love story begins. Of course, it will not do without a love triangle in the face of a very positive doctor.
In films of this genre, the main actors play a decisive role and great importance for me. If the pair on the screen is brilliant, if it attracts attention, and between them the chemistry splashes, then the plot fades into the background. A vivid example of such a duo is the film “The Naked Truth”, in which Heigl played the role of the same plan. That's totally her role. So here, despite the baby highlight to watch, Katherine-Holly is not much different from Katherine-Abbie in Naked Truth. Such a good type of self-sufficient woman who has her own plans for life. And Catherine, of course, did well.
The second part of the duo is very, very much inferior to Gerard Butler. Josh Duhamel managed to convey the character of Messer well, but his charisma is clearly not enough to imbue this story. He's just a guy who decided to do his duty to a friend. And a guy who at one point got scared of the responsibility he was given in the form of a baby. The man was frightened, and the woman went all the way - probably hence the title of the film - "Life As It Is." In general, as a viewer, it was not very clear to me why Holly chose Messer over Dr. Sam. In life, of course, it would be explained “you can’t order your heart,” but in a movie you want to feel the whole moment, and this duet, unfortunately, turned out not to be very bright.
Life As It Is is a kind, good romantic comedy that you can watch in the evening to relax. The movie has the right message and talks about really important things. The ability to compromise, sacrifice your plans for the good of the family, humble your ego, negotiate and learn to look at things from a positive angle. Many of us will learn a lot.
In life, it is important, very important to have a couple of loyal and loyal friends who can not only stand up for you during life, but also be worthy of your continuation after leaving it. Fate and its turns are so unpredictable, even with the smallest calculations, support and support is simply necessary!
The first date of Holly and Eric did not work, he was late for a date was already in a hurry with his mistress, while the girl was looking for seriousness in the relationship. But a little mocking each other, they still had to communicate, being the godmothers of their mutual friends: Peter and Alison, who unexpectedly die in an accident. Fortunately, they managed to register as guardians of godparents, and warring between themselves: Holi and Eric. The common misfortune will unite and possibly result in something more, which will help to fulfill the last will of the degraded.
Perhaps the most charming was the hero of Josh Lucas - a pediatrician, a wise and understanding person who played a decisive role in the love story of the heroine Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel, for the sake of this couple, perhaps it is worthwhile to start watching, despite their seemingly typical American faces, they make the film easy, smoothing the sharp corners of a serious tragedy.
The length of the picture was misleading, neither the funeral nor the accident was really shown, continuous dialogue will not be able to feed the imagination, despite the efforts of Catherine, who was convincing as she could, still did not add sharpness to the plot.
Also, the ending did not bring any coups, there were no highlights and surprises. Despite the upheavals of fate, there were no life unpredictability that would excite the imagination, this was very lacking.
Because of the jokes, in the style of “Preserved, but still holding the child”, the film is not suitable for family viewing, and the plots are developed so banal that the older generation can only spin at the temple of the younger, not sharing their love for Hollywood actors.
In general, the movie looks easy, even too much, thanks to beautiful actors, skillful presentation of the director and probably conveyed mood. For those who just want to relax and not think about anything for 2 hours.
7 out of 10
The romantic comedies of recent years rarely address the more mature consequence of any healthy relationship: children. Although this film does not have the property of healing the mood, it is pleasantly different from most colleagues in the workshop. This is a story, if you will, with a semantic load, which took a step beyond the usual humor below the belt, although it is also present here.
The first few scenes with moderate success operate with the classical framework of modern Hollywood comedy. The acquaintance of the main characters through mutual friends is not without roughness. Unfortunately, there are few truly successful jokes and humorous situations. If we consider the picture only as a comedy, such an analysis will most likely not be in its favor.
As for the other important component of the success of this film, namely the drama, before us in its own way a rare film story of raising a child by people whom fate united for this purpose. It is interesting to observe the development of relations between two new guardians and with the baby. Active appearance in the frame of the child can not but give a smile. As a result, we have a worthy tragicomedy, to which there is a desire to return with time.
This film shows us the ordinary lives of ordinary people. Unadorned. Plot. Two very different people lived together, and suddenly they had a child. But the young people were not confused and realized that this little child would one day thank them for not leaving him.
Yes, it is easy to come to the house of young parents, play with their child, wave trinkets and shake on their hands. It's not a problem. But when you realize that now you will need to change diapers, and cook, and clean, wash, read bedtime stories, wake up 5 times a night to lull the child, then it becomes scary. “Can we do it?” the question rose in Holly and Eric. A child is not a toy. It's a responsibility. The heroes had a choice - to continue a career that was at its peak, or give their lives to a child. Heroes made the right choice.
Great movie. It's even instructive. I recommend it for viewing and my assessment
Children are the flowers of life. Despite the fact that they cry, do not want to eat, interfere with sleep, and who need an eye and an eye, and because of which they have to cancel their plans and devote time to them. A child is happiness for any family. And a small child can connect two completely different people who hate each other.
Holly and Messer met and parted with mutual hatred, but then repeatedly crossed paths, as their best friends, now a young family, chose them as godparents of their newborn daughter Sophie. When their parents die in a car accident, Holly and Messer remain Sophie’s guardians. They will have to live under the same roof, put up with each other's habits, lull Sophie at night, feed, heal, change diapers, learn to walk.
A very nice comedy: what difficulties people face when a small child appears in their life, how to take care of him - it is difficult, incomprehensible and sometimes even fun. How they taught the baby to walk and how they watch TV with her
Actors are wonderful! Katherine Heigl - I love her from the movie 27 weddings. In almost every film, she is a confident blonde, with a lot of rules, with a job, but has problems in her personal life. Holly is about the same, but the way she handles a girl is so cute! Feeding with a spoon, reading fairy tales ... Josh Duhamel — I remember from the Transformers and a very correct heroic image. Messer who never takes off his hat, works in television, switches cameras, and is adored by all girls! And how a child changes him - how he starts watching a children's show with her, talking like on a date. But the funniest scene is when he takes Sophie to work, and then rocks her with an unusual song.
A wonderful film about raising children. Yes, they are hard to deal with, and in infancy and especially afterwards, yes, they scream, they get bored, they need to be cared for, taught, and most importantly loved. But, children are happiness - and how to live without happiness in this life, because if there are children in life, then we will not be alone and children will love us too.
9 out of 10
Although the film is predictable, and the plot is just a copy of "Fashionable Mommy", but it is kind. It contains normal family values, and they are celebrated. And this is not often found in American cinema in recent years.
8 children, we have 8 children
-9, nice
And the name "Life as it is" is confirmed by vitality. Moments of quarrels, family crises, including the fact that the guy (and who else) is afraid of a serious relationship and abandons the family that has already become his native, are very realistic. This is what happens in life.
Katherine Hale, already held comedy actress, I noticed in the great comedy "The Naked Truth". In this film, she is still the same sweet, simple, funny girl.
Josh Duhamel I don't like it. He looks normal in this genre. But there's a million like him. So even replacing it wouldn't have changed much.
Baby who played Sophie (although she played!) certainly caused bouts of mimicry, like all children. They're so direct, so cute, there's just no words. This little girl is no exception.
The jokes were in the style of all these family movies, but there were a couple of really funny moments.
I liked the soundtrack. The film began with the song Amy Winehouse, so I immediately knew that the music I would like, as I adore this singer.
In general and in general, "Life as it is" is a normal watchable tape with a normal meaning and easy presentation. I would have loved it if I hadn’t seen a hundred of these movies. This picture is a collective image of its kind. Predictable setup, predictable middle, predictable finale with a breakup and the final race to the airport (the most popular scene in romcoms and melodramas). That’s how Americans make movies. But this is not the worst representative of American films. So it is possible and even useful to watch with family.
8 out of 10
And you know, it will still be, the south wind will still blow, and the spring will still be magical, and the memory will flip over, and it will make us meet ...
There are different love stories. So many couples, so many stories. And all that is unique... pearls. For this we love them – for the gentle pearl shine, for the beauty, but not the one that is in the light of spotlights, but for the simple beauty of their simple being.
Things aren't always easy. And our film is no exception. But that's why I liked him. It is great when the creators manage to successfully convey to the viewer the savor of another hearty plot, so that the latter has something in the soul after watching. But it is even better if the story is not trivial.
Remember the fun experience of Amelie from the film of the same name with Audrey Totu? She then tried to prepare a dish according to the recipe Take two, tell them they're a couple - and voila! Here is about the same, only the fates of our heroes are not played by cunning girls, but providence ("rock" would sound too sinister and doomed). Literally all conditions are met for two to become a couple, but no! They live under the same roof, raise one child, share common problems and joys, but they are not together! Of course, such an unnatural situation must somehow be resolved, and the plot twists on this. The way they flounder amusingly in their own doubts, search for common solutions and [intrafamily] quarrels cannot but interest or at least make them laugh.
But I didn’t even like that – humor of this kind is full in my own life, when life is intertwined with the life of the heart, and there is nothing to do but laugh. No, the interesting thing is that a wonderful flipper who turned hostility into love reduced two loneliness to an indivisible union. Everything really happened unusually: first, appearance, external conditions (a common child, a house for two, living together in the sight of many caring neighbors), and only then – a feeling, because, as you know, a man and a woman with such close coexistence can not remain friends for long. In the end, before us is the very life as it is - in all its diversity and intricacy. People live for themselves and do not suspect that tomorrow awaits them, and then – once! – and a new event, circumstance, condition falls on their heads, and life can no longer remain the same. You have to get out of the usual mink of your own habits and do something.
What is important is that this is a film without dirt and vulgarity. I'll explain. All sorts of phrases of a well-known character are now slipping everywhere, and even in the sweetest children's [even cartoon] film one can hear a toilet joke or some unpleasant hint. But here the canvas is pure and undisturbed by some sins of the past, layers of really stupid, inappropriate and really vulgar dialogues. All this I saw in "The Seductor" Til Schweiger (well, he disappointed me after "Barefoot on the pavement"!), where the first 30 minutes of the film the hero understands who he slept with and with whom he is not (and the weak-willed viewer is doomed to watch him, listening to this uninteresting nonsense), and the rest of the time, often with a newfound not small, all-understanding daughter finds out how this happened, that she fell on his head, and in general hurts the girl ... As a person who is far from indifferent to psychology, simply could not calmly watch this “comedy” of morals and fates.
There is no such thing as "b" in . Heroes start from scratch, albeit conditional, aggravated by the baby. But not with a sudden “gift”, but with a noble mission – growing a child, they gave a debt of friendship and devotion to the lost loved ones. And this clean, undisturbed beginning without dirty impurities will then bear fruit, and the key word of the title will justify itself, and the end of the film for the characters will be a happy start.
Honestly, when I read the description, I thought it was another Hollywood movie. But fortunately she was wrong. After watching this romantic comedy, the insistence improved by several points, and the film took its rightful place in the home video library.
“Life as it is” is a film about two completely different people who, by the will of fate, are forced to live under one roof and raise a child.
Holly is a serious girl, a pastry mistress. Messer is a lover of riding a motorcycle. They do not tolerate each other at all. Each of them has a life that they don’t want to change. But when their goddaughter Sophie remains an orphan Holly and Messer, forgetting all their differences, decide to take care of the baby together.
'Life as It Is' The film fully lives up to its title. Life is that way, always unpredictable. You never know what lies ahead. It happens that plans collapse due to circumstances that are stronger than people. But as they say, everything is not for the better.
Movies that make it into a home collection don’t just get there, they’re designed to be watched over and over again. That's what happened to that. “Life as it is” is a movie without special Hollywood jewelry, explosions and expensive special effects, it is simple, telling about fatherhood, motherhood, sensuality, friendship and other charms of ordinary life, so it is easier to click “play” and enjoy frame by frame.
Life As It Is got its name for a reason, because this film draws a fine line between death and the birth of a new life, for which it is worth fighting and living. You never know where your life will turn tomorrow, and that’s what happened to Holly and Eric, who don’t digest each other. Their close friends die and leave them custody of a small miracle, which quite unexpectedly bursts into their lives, because Duhamel’s hero has a promising career on television, and Heigl’s heroine has a restorative, but despite all the troubles they must take this blow. The film consists of many funny situations with a child, from which you sometimes roll with laughter, and sometimes you are sad: illness, first steps, taking baths and so on. In the film, you can note how thanks to a child, people get closer, get better, see moments that are not all perfect, hear such banal phrases as: “Is this a children’s show” or “When she grows up, you will not understand what she listens to.” A year-long movie, one small beautiful year in the life of the charming Sophie, which, despite the fact that it begins very sad, ends on a joyful and simply insanely charming note.
No matter how banal the scripts of such films are, I want to watch this one again and again. Duhamel and Heigl, on which the roles are "sitting" as infused, the description of ordinary children's life, curious neighbors, life problems - all make this film only better and kinder.
If you want to spend an unforgettable evening and just smile ironically, perhaps seeing yourself somewhere in the heroes – watch “Life as it is”, because it is beautiful, no matter what anyone says.
To be honest, I love this kind of comedy, over which you do not need to think, you can just relax, laugh in places, cry. That's why I decided to look at this picture one weeknight.
“Life As It Is” is a typical representative of its genre, with all its cliches, cliches, sometimes unfunny jokes and the ending, understandable even before the start of viewing. Yes, I do not understand this mutual hostility of the two main characters (Messer and Holly), it seems to be played in places. Yes, it is a little strange that the death of Sophie’s parents, as it were, “passed by.” Some people will say, ‘It’s a comedy,’ but as they say, there’s a bit of a joke in every joke, so I think it would be better to play the episode with a touch of tragedy. It’s as if Sophie was just a gift. Yes, as always, there is a good guy (and here is also a pediatrician), with whom the main character has either an affair or something, but whom she definitely does not like. Typical, predictable, usually. But this comedy does not claim to be the laurels of a highly intelligent film, of course, you will not review 10 times, and you will hardly want to watch it a second time, and it is quite tolerable for once. At least it does not suffer from outright vulgarity and stupidity, like most modern comedies.
8 out of 10
Two young, loving people have died, and everyone is happy!
How many negative reviews? Alone! Well, now a couple.
I can’t understand – even in the framework of a simple, easy comedy, the audience is ready to applaud the slag scenario?
The script is squalid. Yes! Two young, beautiful, successful, loving people died, and everyone is happy! The best friends went through formalities and found out they were both guardians. Despite the fact that they cannot tolerate each other, as the authors of this kinA want to show us, insane. This mutual dislike is perhaps the most idiotic fact of the film. She is slim, beautiful, well-groomed, not stupid, purposeful, strong. He works on television, the figure is rocked, cute, witty, cheerful, kind (probably your division!) But no – according to the writer’s plan, they should both be so capricious (with fat frenzied, in short) and annoy each other. And get away irresponsibly undisguised hint that from the very beginning in the frame felt the fateful smell of mutual feelings of the characters, because both of them as from the cover of the magazine, the eye and wants to rejoice from the harmony of their pair. But we must first kill someone, suffer with someone, quarrel with each other, slap the doors, then finally cry from loneliness, and then great enlightenment, lie down, shake and smack, smack, smack! And the viewer, what, do you choke your brain a little to believe this childish nonsense? Like the director said that they infuriate each other, so mad, you stupid viewers!
And the little orphan's relatives? There are so many of them, but they all don’t care – and that she is now alone, that she will not see her smiling mother again, and that she is the heiress of a posh mansion, and, probably, decent bank accounts. And the neighbors, who came with a good mission to new parents with a mood of "hee-hee, ha-ha" after the recent funeral - this is so stupid, worn-out images of the roles of 2-3 plans that will soon begin to tear.
Well, it's not as hard as how "deeply" best friends went through the death of their best friends. Of course, as if after the fact, you can think that they suddenly fell responsibility for the girl, which is not up to emotional experiences, but not to show in the film personal tragedies due to the loss of friends - sorry, at least unprofessional. Only they were given a favorite godchild (or still not loved, if we analyze their absolute lack of desire to help each other - because it would be better in the 1st stage of this crumb), as they immediately became even more selfish than they were. What about the people who died so suddenly and so tragically?
In general, with the tragic death of a young couple, attempts to make a comedy begin. And it was funny not! And Heigl was just like I've seen her in other movies. The guy was a template lover hero. Well, I don't know, it was really possible to make him a swindler, so he had something to change and to charm the heroine. And the fact that the main characters in the end would be together not because it is necessary, but because it was so desirable and clear to the hedgehog. I think I developed this idea in the beginning. But what to do if it is such a fat and predictable thing, negating any interest from viewing.
A banal film, a catastrophically stupid script. A script, but not an idea. I liked the idea very much, to frame it with a share of drama, suffering, psychology - it would be damn great.
"Life as it is" I saw yesterday, by chance, on TV. So glad to see a high-quality picture, Heigl, believing that watching a movie is much more enjoyable than cleaning, sorry, the toilet after work for the planned repair. But, alas, alas, alas, I watched a movie, and the expression of my face and asked, “Yes, are you serious?”
1 out of 10
If my wife and I were fighting like that, we wouldn't have divorced.
This is a typical female movie. Not in the condescendingly masculine understanding of “tearful nonsense”, but thematically sharpened for a female audience picture, which is recommended for women to watch alone with a cup of tea or in the company of friends, since the topic of difficulties associated with the upbringing of a young child is unlikely to appeal to men. God be with them, let them watch football and play Heroes! Although, with the total emancipation of our society, the change of roles in professional and personal terms, when all the more men go on maternity leave, and women continue to work and pursue a career, perhaps dads would do well to learn more about the treatment of a baby, who is still not a year old. In cognitive terms, of course, since it is quite difficult to find this topic for a funny man - diapers, illness, sleepless nights, fatigue, lack of sex and constant skirmishes between young parents ... Perhaps those who have passed this period and raised a child, it would be quite fun to look at and remember how it was, but for those who are waiting for this stage ahead, to see it on the screen is to be scared.
Yes, this is not a terrible social video or a dry documentary - the narrative is abundantly flavored with humor, and the most unattractive aspects are touched casually, but the red thread through "Life As It Is" is still the thought of how life inevitably changes with the advent of the Kinder. Do you have to watch movies like this to know how it will work? Men don't. Why? They are shy, prone to panic, hasty, incorrect judgments - why frighten in advance? Let him have a surprise. But for girls and women to look at it will be even interesting – firstly, the topic is close, and secondly, presented quite entertaining, with a pleasant romantic wrapper, unobtrusive irony and charm. Do you know what this movie reminded me of? “Marley and I,” which was not about the dog at all, of course, but the complex conflicts between husband and wife, when everything changed with the advent of children. "Plan B" with J. Lo and "Motherhood" with Uma Thurman. "Plan B" I would advise to see before "Life as it is", but the picture with Thurman - skip altogether.
So, Josh Duhamel and Katherine Hagel play two completely opposite characters in the way of life, on which unexpected parenthood falls after the death of friends. It doesn’t make sense to describe Holly – Katherine Hagel is a nice actress, but she’s the same in every movie. Not because she plays the same, but because her manager or agent is an idiot who chooses completely identical characters for her every time, that is, an exemplary, respectable girl who meets a “supposedly” bad boy, the whole film struggles with his “supposedly” irresponsibility, then looks at the white-fluffy essence of the latter and falls into his arms. Example? 27 Weddings, The Naked Truth, Killers, now Life. Bad, but in fact infantilely sexy Cavaliers Hagel before that played respectively James Marsden, Butler, Ashton Kutcher - in fairness, also one hundred percent similar to the hero Duhamel. So what? After all, that’s what we like in contrast to the insanely correct Alex O’Locklen from Plan B, who was boringly bland from beginning to end.
So, Holly is a serious, responsible bakery owner, who has to raise Sophie in tandem with a vulgar, rude and loose Masser, who catches women for one night and does not even pay for dinner. He is also not enthusiastic about such a prospect - in his opinion, Holly is moralistic, boring, demanding and always sawing because of every nonsense, but now they still have to take turns staying with the baby, changing diapers, feeding, watching stupid programs for children, getting up ten times a night, and - before a date, a motorcycle, an apartment, women, and, as it turned out, prospects at work!
Taking care of Sophie, irreconcilable opponents go through all stages of relationships, from harsh criticism and rejection to mutual understanding and alliance. And if Holly is relatively easy, Masser has to change. In general, to watch how young people first panic and are frightened by the prospect of becoming parents, then try to get used to a new life, accumulate irritation, so that then they frantically pour out on their neighbor, yell, rebel and argue, and then, seeing that things are getting better, begin to appreciate all the charms of such changes, is very pleasant. In addition, changing for the better, they get closer, fall in love and turn into a good family. And all this against the backdrop of picturesque suburbs, picnics with neighbors, hospitals with a pretty doctor, and all this amusing hustle and bustle in which parents and children are involved.
Josh Duhamel is a very nice guy, I understand why Fergie fell in love with him, and Katherine Heigl is Katherine Hagel. I can’t call her a favorite of actresses, but you can see her in such films without stress and irritation. Plays nice women, and plays convincingly. The screen pair of these two made up quite decent, despite the fact that “Life as it is” – a movie, though typically female, but not heavy and edifying. Quite funny, thoughtful and consistent, all in the subject, dialogue to the place, and the eyes are pleasant. Oh, yeah, on Duhamel. There are actors who kiss incomprehensibly, just like Brad Chase from Boston Legal - either the lips are too tight, or the tongue is not controlled, or they dislike convictions to kiss a stranger, but it turns out to be sluggish. Duhamel kisses perfectly. Of all the people who kissed Hagel on screen, Josh did it best. Once again, Fergie was lucky.