Lovely movie

Rating: 8/10 (31 August 2014)

Honestly, I'm not so much for tearjerkers. Especially when diseases are involved, I'm normally not interested. So I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie. Part of this is because of the leading actors. The girl is a strong character who forgets her disease to follow a dream, while the boy is a fun character whom everybody would like to have as a friend. And there's plenty more great characters in this movie, especially Willem Dafoe in his role as the writer of the book that inspires a trip to Amsterdam. Ah, and to see Amsterdam in this movie, it's wonderful. I live ten miles from Amsterdam and have been there too many times to count, so it's funny to see a movie about people whom it mattes so much to, to go there. The city looks grand, and it's a great supporting character. All in all, great picture.