Cast: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Christina Hendricks, Hayes MacArthur and many more.

Sure, before stepping foot into the cinema, I knew that this movie was going to have a formulaic plot and the lines were probably going to be cheesy and cliche-d. But then again, with the beautiful (and one of the best rom-com actresses of today) Katherine Heigl and yummy-looking Josh Duhamel as leading actors, it gave me enough reason to catch the movie.

I commend the partnership of Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel as Holly Berenson and Eric Messer. Their chemistry was aplenty and palpable.

The storyline doesn't deviate from the rom-com textbook - The male species somehow manages to look scruffy, rugged AND hot, the female species is usually pretty, neurotic and unable to score hot guys. The two are at each other's throats since forever, but a devastating tragedy forces them to bear with each other. It not only brings bouts of change, it draws them closer and seeing the other in a different light. Soon, sparks fly and it either ends up with a make-out session or a bedroom scene. However, an issue arises and forces them to re-think their new romance. And like all good and predictable rom-coms, it has a happy ending - usually with tearful embraces in the airport, hot air balloon or, anywhere really.

Life As We Know It is all that, PLUS an uber cute, chubby-cheeked baby.

I highly recommend this movie for unwinding purposes - plenty of eye-candy (I was really paying most of my attention to Josh Duhamel's toned arms and the adorable Baby Sophie), a couple of funny baby moments (diaper changing and spew-in-the-face bits), a few tender and heartwarming scenes (I shamelessly admit that I cried).

Rating: 3.5/5