BASED on the book by newspaper columnist Allison Pearson, I Don’t Know How She Does It is everything you expect: marital strife, winsome kids, zinging one-liners and cloying sentiment.
Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is an investment banker who has successfully clambered up the corporate ladder. Meanwhile, architect husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) is looking for his first solo project, so he can also provide for their two children.
Meanwhile, Kate and best friend Allison (Christina Hendricks) contend with disapproving stares from the stay- at-home moms.
Disaster looms when Richard wins a lucrative pitch just as Kate learns her proposal for a new investment fund has been accepted by head honcho Jack Abelhammer (Pierce Brosnan) in the New York office. I Don’t Know How She Does It is as light and airy as cappuccino froth, lingering pleasantly in the untaxed mind.
The linear plot glides effortlessly from conflict to resolution, convincing us that you can have your flourless, organic cake and eat it.
