Review of I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) by Steve W — 21 Jan 2013

Part of this film's problem is the technique of having the various characters talk to the audience, often without even eye contact, trying to make the whole story hang together. Sarah Jessica Parker (looking worn out and saggy) is the star of the film as Kate Reddy, Greg Kinnear is her it's-OK-to-be second-rate husband, Christina Hendricks has a bit of sparkle as Kate's omnipresent girlfriend, Olivia Munn is her Harvard trained office gopher, Pierce Brosnan is her important new boss who sort of sees her for what she is, Kelsey Grammar is her usual boss who is accompanied by the office smart mouth Seth Myers.

A lot of fine talent here pretty much wasted on a story so full of clichés and standup comedienne routines and physical pratfalls that is sinks under its own weight. How these films make it is a question that makes you take a look at what pleases current audiences.

Don't bother.