Not your typical disease of the week movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2012)

When I first heard that Joseph Gordon Lewitt and Seth Rogen and were going to star in this, I realized I just had to see this movie. Then I found out that IMDb said that this movie was going to be a COMEDY about cancer and I became skeptical. However, the reviews then started coming in and were mostly positive and I went in the movie with high expectations. I promise you that they were not high enough for this movie not only met but succeeded them with leaps and bounds!
The plot is that Adam(JGL)has been diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer and has a 50% chance of survival, during his ilness, he learns more about what he truly had and life. His best frienld, played by the always funny Seth Rogen supports him along with his family and try to help him get through this.
This not your typical disease of the week movie in which emotions are constantly being forced on you till the end and they fail to move you. As the movie moves on, Adam becomes a character you begin to root for and all I could think of was, 'please let him live'. Joseph Gordon Lewitt gives a groundbreaking performance as Adam, his best moments were the scene in the car and in the last few minutes.
Seth Rogen provides perfect comic relief to this movie,this is my favorite performance from him so far and I see him in Big Roles in the future. and the jokes are balanced so perfectly with the script that they don't stray from the story. The movie is a perfect mix between comedy and drama. Its funny, it's sad and at many occasions, it's both.
The acting is superb, it's beautifully directed, the song choice is awesome and placed at perfect timings. Most Importantly, I appreciate my friends and family a lot more after watching this.(I swear I got up to hug my mom at the end) Very few movies exist that made my heartache and nearly brought tears to my eyes from the sadness of what's going on, this is not one of them...because it BREAKS my heart and HAS ME CRYING like crazy in the the last few minutes.
In my opinion, the best movie of 2011 and a definite must see.
I give it a strong 10/10 stars.