The movie may be defined as a romantic comedy but it is not really funny nor do I believe it was meant to be; it is a romance, or light drama as I prefer to think of it. It has all the expected clichés and the predictable situations the storyline would have you conjure up. Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel do as good a job as the script allows; I'd say they save the movie from doing much more poorly ratings wise.
If you read the storyline or synopsis and think this a movie you'd like to see, then you won't be disappointed, as long as you remember it is a light romantic drama, because I don't think much more could be done with this story. It would be a mistake to try to make it funnier; the subject matter does not lend itself too well for a comedy. Many reviews mention how nice a couple the Heigl and Duhamel make so I won't dwell on that other than agree. The rating on IMDb is the most even and consistent I've seen; it's spooky how little margin there is between high and low votes. I liked it and give it the average rating no less.
As you'd expect, all the funny parts are in the trailers, that's it.
If you read the storyline or synopsis and think this a movie you'd like to see, then you won't be disappointed, as long as you remember it is a light romantic drama, because I don't think much more could be done with this story. It would be a mistake to try to make it funnier; the subject matter does not lend itself too well for a comedy. Many reviews mention how nice a couple the Heigl and Duhamel make so I won't dwell on that other than agree. The rating on IMDb is the most even and consistent I've seen; it's spooky how little margin there is between high and low votes. I liked it and give it the average rating no less.
As you'd expect, all the funny parts are in the trailers, that's it.