L!fe Happens (2012)
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 23
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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 10
No consensus yet.
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From director Kat Coiro comes L!fe Happens, a comedy centered on three young women - Kim (Krysten Ritter), Deena (Kate Bosworth) and Laura (Rachel Bilson) - who all live under the same roof in Los Angeles. When one of Kim's one-night-stands results in an unexpected pregnancy, things take a sudden turn for the trio. With the help of her girlfriends, Kim must cope with single motherhood as she jumps back into the dating scene amid the fear that toting around a tot can be a dating 'buzz-kill.' Also
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Cast
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Krysten Ritter
Kim -
Kate Bosworth
Deena -
Rachel Bilson
Laura -
Geoff Stults
Nicholas -
Justin Kirk
Henri -
Fallon Goodson
Jayde -
Andrea Savage
Patti -
Kristen Johnston
Francesca -
Rhys Coiro
Marc -
Jason Biggs
Sergei -
Seymour Cassel
Pop Pop -
Louis Silvers
Barry Robert Philips -
Zachary Ross
Baby Max -
Connor Ross
Baby Max -
Colin Egglesfield
Ivan #1 -
Ivan Shaw
Ivan #2 -
Jenny Mollen
Rita the Receptionist -
Abby Brammell
Yoga Teacher -
Marguerite Moreau
Pauline -
Laura Silverman
Ms. Crenshaw -
Tesla Allgood
Baby J.J.J. -
Devan Leos
Billy -
Norman Cody
Alternative Teen 1 -
Brody Nicholas Lee
Alternative Teen 2 -
Bruce Robert Cole
Bob the Broker -
Shelby Janes
Diner Waitress -
Jon Heder
Wrong Number Guy -
Milana Vayntrub
Jayde's Friend Tanya -
Jevin Rae Udcoff
J.J.J. at 1 Year -
Jem Walrath
Max at 1 Year -
Darrel Davenport
Hot Jogger #1 -
Brandon Quinn
Hot Jogger #2 -
Marghi Coiro
Laughing Toddler -
Henry Nilsen Healy
Boy Toddler -
Faye Walrath
Yoga Toddler -
Claire Wood
Reality Show Crew Membe... -
Carlton Diggs
Reality Show Crew Membe... -
Cody Benjamin Lee
Alternative Teen 1
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All Critics (35) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (23)
It's more like watching an extended sitcom than a movie.
Top CriticCliched premise rescued by some sharp one-liners and an endearing cast.
Set in Los Angeles, this unfunny comedy succeeds only in perpetuating the worst stereotypes about that city.
A likable concept that deflates into conventionality...
Coiro ... mixes an off-beat premise and smart, spiky dialogue with the tired old rhythms of a standard romantic comedy.
First-time feature director Kat Coiro gives an oft-tread story a snappy new spin in the hip and enjoyable comedy "Life Happens."
For a movie that hopes to tickle, it actually finds surer footing expressing deep emotions, pinpointing the terror and grief that comes when pleasurably distracting routines are abandoned.
in the end it still feels like it's written by someone who doesn't actually have kids or hasn't come to the realization of sacrifice yet
Conveniently coinciding with the buzz for Krysten Ritter's sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, this fitfully amusing comedy could serve as the pilot for her next TV gig, or some other quirky Zooey Deschanel clone.
It's a sitcom pilot waiting for re-write.
The ensemble cast tries its best with generic material that offers little insight into contemporary relationships.
Mature parenting/dating comedy lacks substance, laughs.
A girls-night-out comedy that strives to be the next Bridesmaids or Sex and the City -- but that never quite captures the spark of either.
Who needs the Republicans to wage war on women when filmmakers like Coiro make supposedly hip movies that promote the same sexist attitudes?
Not particularly good...but some may find it acceptable as an impoverished Los Angeles-set analogue to 'Sex and the City.'
Audience Reviews for L!fe Happens
Super Reviewer
I liked the trio of Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth and Rachel Bilson. Yes, they're all a bit pretty, and Krysten in particular does not look the part of an exhausted single mum, but I liked that they weren't played as perfect, and, ending aside, being a single mum wasn't glorified as being a wonderful thing. Krysten's Kim really struggles here and it isn't all roses.
The worst one was the fake Australian ex. His accent was shocking and the phrases cringeable. He also wasn't believable as someone such a beautiful girl would go for.
Jason Biggs is barely in this, surprisingly.
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