sensitive and delightful

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2012)

This is a sensitive and delightful portrayal of a young man's fight against the big C, Cancer. Gordon-Levitt has back problem and he finds out that he has cancerous growth in his spinal cord. Rogen is his close friend who helps him in these trying times. However, he also uses him for getting laid himself. Anna Kendrick is the psychotherapist who counsels Levitt and slowly begins falling for him. Philip Baker Hall is an old cancer patient whom Levitt meets in the hospital. Angelica Houston plays his mother who has her hands full what with a husband who is suffering from Alzheimer's and a son recently diagnosed with cancer. The acting is great all round with Levitt and Rogen outperforming every one else due to their great chemistry and fantastic characters. Rogen gets to mouth some very hilarious lines. The direction is very balanced and Levine never makes this an over the top sentimental affair. The travails of a person who has just learnt he has cancer are shown in a realistic manner.I liked it quite a bit. In Hindi movies, the cancer patient is shown as a hero who is running around, uniting lovers and shaking his ass at weddings. Wish the Hindi film makers could learn something from a movie like this. 3.5 out of 5 for 50/50.