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Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2011)

The story is great, as are the performances, music, times of laughter, and dramatic moments and themes. People tear up, and laugh, pay close attention to the film while relating to the characters. I do not doubt you should see this.
Now I want to say firstly that although I did enjoy this movie, I did not enjoy its poor filmmaking.
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Without an excessively cliché formula, seen and seen again, the director of the film may actually have had do innovate or be original. The director may have had to cut some of this numerous semi slow motion scenes of people walking and thinking while the soundtrack for the film takes precedence over time in which these two dimensional characters wait for the go ahead to reach the potential that the audience knows is present.
I want to like Adam, JGLs character, but then I think, the film just started I know something unfortunate may happen but he's just kind of a selfish, quiet, keeps to himself jerk. Wait, isn't he the "hero" though. Shouldn't the filmmakers portray something more relatable than his trendy wardrobe and quirky radio job? I like the best friend Kyle, Seth Rogan, but then again he's really just Seth Rogan, and I wonder if someone in production should have made the difficult choices of what dialogue would be most appropriate, or if they should just let Seth carry the 50% comedy aspect of the film on his own.
I mean was there a dramatic script and then they decided that the movie would make more money with a funny best friend, as opposed to a non frat pack member. Should we bring in Paul Rudd as the douche senior radio editor and make Steve Carell the stern and awkward funny doctor? Should we not do that? Oh well "Action." Hell guys, you've got the true accounts in the story, people already are rooting for you. Then, write a solid script and get a director who knows what he's doing. Make the tough choices that a "dramady" requires to balance, because you can't have it all. You've already got the cast. Lastly watch the film without these flashy clichés (music sequences, utter predictability) and tell me that these hip unsubtle accessories make a lasting movie.
The saving grace is the cast and their performances. The story itself seems striped of any character depth, supporting role or leading. This could have been a lasting film with depth, Oscar consideration, poignant social consciousness, appeal to the youth of America, help for Cancer awareness, inspiration for survivors and the diagnosed everywhere, and career catapults for the entire cast.
Instead it proved to be as immature, selfish, trendy, good looking and funny as the character of Adam. Above average film no more.