a real dramady that knows how to pull on heart strings

Rating: 9/10 (17 October 2014)

Going into this film I saw that it had a really high rating on this website and I was worried if it could live up to the hype but boy does it ever. This film sees Andy a 27 year old and healthy who one day finds out he has cancer In his spine and his survival rate is 50/50. The story then documents how he and people around him react to this devastating news. Now I really do like Joseph gordon levitt as an actor and he owns this film with his wonderful performance that shows just how good he is. He shows just how a human being would act in his position and he goes through all the emotions and his performance drags you into this film. The supporting cast also do a good job with Seth rogen being the key one, he provides the main comedy in the film but there is also some heart in it plus he has good chemistry with levitt. Anna Kendrick plays his therapist and she does a good job too with her attitude being a big plus in andys life plus once again their chemistry was really good. Andy's girlfriend does a good job in the film and she does a good job in playing a 3 dimensional character and everybody else did a sound job too. The story is really good documenting the real way somebody in this situation would react and it documents the life of Andy perfectly. Their is a few clichés but you forget about them when the last 15 mins happens and all the emotions are pushed to the limit and it is fantastic. The script is great, all the dialogue is delivered well and it made the film feel as realistic as possible. The style is alright but sometimes the mix of comedy and drama didn't always work but for a lot of the time it did. Overall this is a fantastic film that I want my whole family to see.