Juky 22 - Life As We Know It

Today’s movie is a romantic comedy with a scene that happens on July 22. I hope you will watch this film tonight and enjoy it.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT                          

Holly Berenson, who runs an Atlanta bakery is set up on a blind date with Eric Messer, who is a television technical director with the Atlanta Hawks, by her friend Alison and his friend Peter, who are dating each other. To say the date is a disaster would be an understatement. However as Peter and Alison later get married and name Holly and Eric their daughter Sophie’s godparents, the two tolerate each other. Shortly after Sophie’s first birthday Peter and Alison are both killed in a car accident. Holly and Eric are shocked to learn they were jointly named as Sophie’s guardians. After no one in Sophie’s family is able to care for her, the pair reluctantly decide to take on the task. They live in Sophie’s house in a purely platonic relationship. They constantly bicker with each other, especially about their work schedules. Sophie is a late developer, but on July 22, 2010 [1:43:37 to 1:44:06] Sophie is filmed taking her first steps. Eric plays the field, while Holly develops a relationship with Sophie’s pediatrician, Sam. After Eric offers to give Holly the money she needs to expand her bakery, their date leads to sex and a relationship. The child protective services caseworker tells them they either need to get married or just stay friends. However, Eric is offered a job as the  television technical director with the Phoenix Suns. When he tells Holly about this, the discussion ends in an argument when Holy accuses him of looking for a way out of dealing with her and Sophie. Eric takes the job. Holly resumes her relationship with Sam. Eric returns for Thanksgiving, hoping to patch things up with Holly. They fight again, but Eric tells Holly he loves her. After he leaves Sam tells Holly she needs to work out her feelings for Eric and he leaves.  The caseworker returns for her last visit. Holly realizes she loves Eric and races to the airport to try and catch him. She fails but returns home to find him there. Eric again tells her he loves her and they are reconciled. We jump ahead to Sophie’s second birthday when Eric and Holy celebrate being together a year.  

A different kind of romantic comedy. As Eric says they do things in reverse. Instead of  getting married and having a child he and Holly’s relationship happens in exactly the reverse order. This is a funny and watchable movie

Date given in film at 1:43:49-50

Screenplay - Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson

Producer - Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks 

Director - Greg Berlanti

Runtime -  1 hour 55 minutes                                   

Released – October 8, 2010                                      

Starring –

Katherine Heigl as Holly Berenson

Josh Duhamel as Eric Messer

Josh Lucas as Sam ("Doctor Love")

Melissa McCarthy as DeeDee

Hayes MacArthur as Peter Novak

Christina Hendricks as Alison Novak

Jessica St. Clair as Beth

Sarah Burns as Janine Groff

Faizon Love as Walter

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2014.