In comedies like Confessions of a Shopaholic and She’s Out of My League, Krysten Ritter showcased her skill with quick-witted dialogue and a bitchy quip. In her new film L!fe Happens, however, she gets to inhabit a much more fully developed and no less endearing and amusing character, as a single mom living under the same roof with two friends. Co-written by Ritter and her good friend, the movie’s director, Kat Coiro (above right), over three-and-a-half years, and then shot in Los Angeles in 17 days with a pulled-together cast populated with loads of known faces (including Kate Bosworth, Rachel Bilson, Geoff Stults and Justin Kirk in prominent roles, plus Jason Biggs and Kristen Johnston in great supporting turns), it’s a fun, robust flick honestly rooted in characterizations instead of merely sitcom contrivance. I recently had a chance to chat with both Ritter and Coiro, about the long road traveled in getting the movie to the screen, their pool skills, and the solicitation of Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty” for the soundtrack. The conversation is excerpted over at ShockYa, so click here for the full fun read.