real life

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2007)

First of all, to all those who think the story is far fetched : without going into too much personal details, it is not only believable, it's actually quite realistic, take it from a Ben-like person (replace the drugs with video games, add some sort of job, keep the stylish great looking career girl vs. the slob part and add a second baby at the end)
The emotional roller-coaster the two protagonists endure was wonderfully captured, showing well both sides of the coin, with some good performances from everybody.No Oscar-winning performances of course, given the material, but definitely above average. Astoundingly, most of the lines were actually funny, and although the story dragged along a bit at places, the tempo is kept at an acceptable pace.
The only unrealistic bit was the ending ... but well ... That's Hollywood ;)
All in all, if you're looking for a realistic relationship movie which is fair to both sides (fair .. NOT nice!) and which will make you laugh, this might be the one for you.