Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) and Eric Messer (Josh
Duhamel) love their best friends Peter and Allison. So much that they became
godparents to Peter and Allison’s daughter, Sophie, whom they absolutely love.
There’s only one issue. Holly and Eric can’t stand each other.
Holly is the successful business owner/chef who has her eyes
set on Dr. Sam (Josh Lucas), loves being organized, and Messer is the eligible
bachelor working as a technical director for a television sports station,
loving the life of one night stands, basketball, and motorcycles. For the most
part they tolerate each other when in the company of Peter and Allison.
When Peter and Allison are killed in an accident, Holly and
Messer find out they have been named as guardians of Sophie. Two single people,
who hate each other, thrown together to try and cobble a life and take care of
Sophie. Sounds easy don’t it?
This movie was a surprisingly non-typical movie to watch.
You had a feeling that eventually at the end the two would fall in love, that
there would be a grand fight, one would leave, they would realize they were in
love, and the happy ending ensues. You’d also be right! I liked the twist of
the pair not being at each other’s throats constantly then having the epiphany
which is typical of movies like this. Instead, their movement towards a
relationship was a believable one as was their fight and separation.
The movie made my wife cry, and parents will have the
sympathetic moments. Dr. Sam who steps in when Messer leaves is not a character
you hate and want ousted, in fact you could see the movie continuing with him
or Messer being a good choice for an ending.
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