Thoroughly Enjoyed

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2015)

I was quite hesitant about watching this film as comedy and terminal illness are two things I wouldn't expect to mix very well. However, the names involved pulled me in and I actually thought it was beautiful.
Gordon-Levitt is your average man who discovers that he has cancer and that his chances of survival are 50/50. The film follows his attempts to cope with his illness, his struggles with his treatment and the difficulties these two elements cause between him and his loved ones. Gordon-Levitt handles the serious of the illness, and portrays a sweet, vulnerable character that's irresistible to the audience whilst Kendrick, the psychiatrist he goes to to help him through this awful time, takes the edge of with her lovable awkwardness. This means that you don't feel guilty for being amused when Rogen delivers his vulgar belly laughs as Gordon-Levitt's best friend who has good intentions but is in denial about how serious his friend's condition is.
It's a different, sensitive story for the comedy world that is carefully handled and brilliantly told.