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Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2012)

I didn't know what to expect from this movie. A true story of a young man dealing with cancer that also had Seth Rogan in the main cast. How would they find the right level of seriousness to touch the audience whilst at the same time making them laugh and actually feel pretty positive about things? Well I'm not quite sure how but the makers of Superbad did a real good job at it.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, who works in Radio with his best friend, Kyle (Seth Rogan). Once finding out he has cancer we are shown the different types of relationships Adam has in his life. Whether it be with his parents, girlfriend, best friend, doctor or therapist. I won't go into detail about them all but they all differ in some way or another, some bad, some good. The point of this is to show the audience who and what matters, not only in Adam's life but in their own. So whether you have cancer or you don't, you can still improve your life if you want to. Its about spotting the qualities such as the loyalty that is shown in Kyle as well as Adam's dog (a mans true best friend) and reflecting how important that is.
Seth Rogan is exactly like he is in most of his films, full of advice and knowledge and always capable of making people laugh. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is also similar to his role in 500 Days of Summer, a nice guy with not too much confidence who you cant help feel sorry for. Apart from scenes where they try to pick up girls by using cancer for sympathy votes or the two of them generally being best friends the rest of the comedy is equally spread, it always follows a moment that is more serious which never makes the audience feel too down at any given point during the movie.
This film is completely original, it shouldn't work as well as it does but it succeeds more than I could explain. It doesn't hold the the greatest acting I have ever seen but films with comedy in don't really need that. The storyline and atmosphere of the film makes you feel good and it's hilarious at the right times. With the added bonus that it shows marijuana in a positive manor, there's not a whole lot the film could improve on.