a heart wrenching affair

Rating: 7/10 (25 February 2012)

the story of a young man who is diagnosed to have a malignant tumor with survival chances of 50/50 seems like a predictable boring drag but guess what this film is a class apart. even the obvious developments in the film have been filmed with a refreshing freshness that it could still surprise you.the relationships be it the protagonist overcaring whining mom or his girlfriend in question or his loud friend played by seth rogen have a human and natural feel about them.very rarely are relationships filmed with such sensitivity.even in a dark and depressing atmosphere the film still brings smiles very often with some smart comedy scenes. the protagonist relation with his therapist also deserves a praise worthy mention. this film is like a manual for all those directors who attempt making such films but end up with emotional clichés. great film highly recommended!