Worth watching

Rating: 6/10 (10 May 2013)

A young man is diagnosed with cancer and given a 50% chance of survival. He tries to come to terms with the illness.
I didn't like this film to begin with. It seemed a bit confused and reliant upon crude humour. I was pleasantly surprised that it improved, becoming enjoyable and quite touching. My vote might seem a bit low, but I rarely bring out the big numbers. This film was good but not great.
The subject matter was sensitively handled throughout. The treatment of cancer seemed realistic, conveying how terrible the illness is without being overly dark. The scenes with the older cancer suffers were excellent.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Kendrick and Anjelica Huston gave strong performances. I'm not entirely sold on Seth Rogan; he seemed to play the 'funny guy' and for me it didn't quite work.
Stick with it and you'll enjoy it.