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Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2012)

50/50
An individual using his or her terminal illness in order to get a date is as repugnant as someone using Match.com to get one.
But that hasn't stopped the young sufferer in this dramedy from using pity to get into girls pants.
Adam's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) world crumbles when he receives word that his chronic back pain is actually the result of cancer.
Unable to deal with his recovery, his girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard) dumps him, leaving only his friend Kyle (Seth Rogen) to lean on during his chemotherapy.
To help his emotional state, Adam starts seeing a novice therapist (Anna Kendrick), at the same time he re-enters the dating scene, both of which beget awkward situations.
An upfront depiction of the devastating disorder, 50/50 eases the disease's depressing disposition with brash comedy and incessant optimism.
Incidentally, cancer is particularly tragic for single men, since single women already dislike bald guys. (Green Light)
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