Life As We Know It review

Mismatched couple end up holding the baby

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In case you haven’t seen Katherine Heigl play uptight, quirky and terminally single often enough, another chance awaits in Greg Berlanti’s awkward slapstick/melodrama mash-up.

Heigl is caterer Holly, who meets boorish Eric (Josh Duhamel) on a disastrous date set up by friends.

After said friends’ death by plot machination, care of their orphaned young daughter falls to our seemingly mismatched heroes.

Cue wacky (but patchy) Adventures In Parenting hijinks.

While Heigl’s charisma elevates the material, there’s no emotional logic to her and Duhamel’s budding chemistry.

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Emma Didbin is a writer and journalist who has contributed to GamesRadar+, The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, and more. Emma can currently be found in Los Angeles where she is pursuing a career in TV writing. Emma has also penned two novels, and somehow finds the time to write scripts for Parcast – the Spotify-owned network that creates thrilling true crime and mystery podcasts.