'I Don't Know How She Does It' movie review

Contrary to critics' reports, I actually found Sarah Jessica Parker's I Don't Know How She Does It quite fun and entertaining to watch.

The film is reminiscent of early Sex and the City episodes where Carrie freeze frames moments to divulge her thoughts about the situation.

I always find movies about strong women who try to balance out their careers and personal life pretty inspiring, even if the scenarios are a little misleading. And this one didn't disappoint.

In the movie, SJP plays Katie Reddy, a rising finance executive in Boston who works hard to please both her boss, played by Kelsey Grammer, and husband, played by Greg Kinnear.

She has an opportunity to climb up the ranks and work on a huge project in the New York office with another executive, Jack Abelhammer, played by Pierce Brosnan.

As the two spend more and more time on the project together, Katie finds herself trying to keep her head above water at work and abandoning her family.

The climax of the movie occurs when Katie has to leave after Thanksgiving dinner because of a change in work schedule and fly to New York to pitch her project to an important client.

With the help of her assistant, Momo Hahn, played by Olivia Munn, she gets through the meeting and successfully lands the client. However, Katie realizes that family is more important than work and after telling her boss that if he doesn't give her more time off then she'll quit, everything is all good in the end and Katie is able to be a good worker and mom at the same time.

Yes, I agree, the conclusion is kind of a cheap way to end a movie. In reality, she probably would have been fired on the spot or her husband would have filed for divorce. However, movies aren't meant to be realistic, right?

I think Parker was perfect for the role. She was able to be both aggressive but kind at the same time, and played the guilty mother role to the tee. And who can't resist her on-screen son, who is actually one-half of her real-life twin children.

I also think Munn played a good over-achieving, career-oriented Asian co-worker. While I really don't agree with that stereotype, it was still entertaining watching her panic in one situation and judge others in another. Seth Meyers was also a very believable sneaky co-worker. I love him on SNL, but throughout the entire film I found him obnoxious and annoying.

The only downside of the movie, I would say, is that there really isn't any substance to it. You don't learn an important message and you don't come out of the movie feeling like you've conquered the world. However, if you're looking for a lazy Friday night movie that doesn't involve any thinking at all, this is the film to reach for!