The - frankly - insane story here shouldn't be a
problem either as we follow a married couple who die and leave their
one year-old daughter to be cared over by their two best friends -
people they know actively loathe and despise each other. Clearly
they were aware that they were living in a romantic comedy though,
because it doesn't take long for Holly (Heigl) and Messer (Josh
Duhamel) to discover the usual love lurking beneath the hate. While
the romance is there, the stress is more on the comedy here, and we're
firmly in "am I right girls?" territory as the one-year old shits had
throws up everywhere as the adults lives are slowly destroyed / taken
over by the job of child rearing. Strangely, it's only the
free-wheeling, womanising, sports loving Messer who actually seems to
give anything up to take care of the child : he gives up his job
(luckily he has savings, so he can offer to help Holly expand her
business when the bank knocks her back), the other women, his motorbike
- even his lucky hat - so he can become a bland robot just like Holly
always was. If any of this was funny it wouldn't be a
problem, but with a firm focus on poo and gay jokes this is about as
hilarious as the sudden death of your two best friends and as romantic
as asking your lover for a business loan. DVD Special Features
Not much on offer in the world of Special Features here aside from a
few Deleted Scenes. If only the entire film was a deleted scene.... Am
I right lads!?!
Conclusion - Movie: 80% Extras: 10%
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