50/50

[Beate]

This is one of the best films of the year for me. All the roles were acted very well and it made me laugh and sad. OH was in tears towards the end. Wonderfully written and handled very well. 10/10

I completely agree. This was perfection. The girlfriend who can't cope was thankfully not played as a total bitch (Bryce Dallas Howard was Hilly Holbrook in The Help and can definitely play bitches). The mother was believable in her smothering way, and the scene with the Alzheimer father where his son told him it's okay that he didn't understand everything that's going on right now and that he loved him was teary. Seth Rogen was a bit of an obnoxious character towards women but a believably good and concerned friend. That's the sort of mates you need in that situation - always slightly inappropriate but caring. Anna Kendrick was wonderful as the inexperienced therapist, and Joseph Gordon Levitt just completely stole the movie. I believed in his every emotion, but he made me suffer in that scene with the painting - I am sorry but I happened to love it! Would look good on my living room wall. And as for the guys eating hash cookies during chemo - brilliantly off the wall. It is a film about cancer but it was never overly sentimental and always counteracted by some fabulously comical scenes. In fact, I haven't belly-laughed that much in a film in ages. But I also had tears in my eyes, and that's always a sign that I loved a movie. I wouldn't mind seeing this again, so if any tickets for WIQ on 14th come up, please think of me!

But I will be expressing my disappointment about the closed-off balcony area to the cinema, something to do with a non-working escalator and health and safety apparently - flimsy excuse if you ask me. If the Underground closed off a platform every time an escalator is out of action, we'd never get anywhere!

Thank you so much to canadian_turtle for the cinema vouchers and for bringing me the book from Celini (thank you!) and to ZoeBanfield for the company and the voucher exchange. The girl can talk for England, so gis a review!

10/10 for a great evening.

[McG]

Typing this on a tiny netbook which makes it a bit hard, so I'll keep it short:

After seeing a lot of shit movies the past few months I am very pleased that the last 5 or so films I've seen have all been really good ones. Or ones I thoroughly enjoyed at least, if they're truly "good" depends on who you're asking of course.

50/50 was surprisingly very funny throughout without being cringe-worthy (what I feared beforehand would be the case with a "cancer comedy" as I generally don't like bad taste jokes but they stayed mostly well clear from those) while still giving the appropriate amount of time to the drama of the situation and developing both the characters and the storyline.

I normally cannot stand Seth Rogen but I thought he was excellent in this and [spoiler]when JGL's character found the book in the bathroom I totally cried (and the continuing 20 minutes or so as well)[/spoiler]. I personally really liked Anna Kendrick in this too, but then I really enjoyed her in Up In The Air and Scott Pilgrim and may be biased as she was one of the main incentives for wanting to see the movie.

9/10 from me.


ps Apologies for those of you I've seen at the O2 for being grouchy today, I am not having a good week...

Well, at least tonight's film has helped to improve it!!!

[canadian_turtle]

The girlfriend who can't cope was thankfully not played as a total bitch (Bryce Dallas Howard was Hilly Holbrook in The Help and can definitely play bitches).

I did not realise this! She looked so much younger in 50/50.

[spoiler]I too felt glad the character wasn't a total bitch. It's understandable that she wanted to break up beforehand but then didn't want to abandon him when he got told he had cancer, however she could've perhaps handled the situation better.[/spoiler]

[McG]

The girlfriend who can't cope was thankfully not played as a total bitch (Bryce Dallas Howard was Hilly Holbrook in The Help and can definitely play bitches).

I did not realise this! She looked so much younger in 50/50. I too felt glad the character wasn't a total bitch.

Be careful not to spoil the film for those who've not yet seen!

Hope this doesn't affect your mood!?!

[canadian_turtle]

Crap, I'll spoiler tag it! Edit your post too so my post is spoilertagged!

[artic_fox]

I really enjoyed the film as well - I'd heard good things beforehand so am glad it lived up to expectations. I will happily recommend this to others.

I would have been interested to see James McAvoy in the lead role as he was the actor originally cast but dropped out. But Joseph Gordon Levitt was great and the supporting cast was wonderful as well.

[McG]

Crap, I'll spoiler tag it! Edit your post too!

What part? ......have I added to your crappy week? Sorry!

[Jayman]

The girlfriend who can't cope was thankfully not played as a total bitch (Bryce Dallas Howard was Hilly Holbrook in The Help and can definitely play bitches).

[spoiler]I did not realise this! She looked so much younger in 50/50. I too felt glad the character wasn't a total bitch. It's understandable that she wanted to break up beforehand but then didn't want to abandon him when he got told he had cancer, however she could've perhaps handled the situation better.[/spoiler]

I'm surprised you guys didn't think she was a total bitch, because in that scene where [spoiler]she was trying to explain herself when Seth Rogen's character launched out of the kitchen asking her to shut the hell up and get out, I was cheering him extremely loudly in my mind.

I have absolutely no sympathy for cheaters. Nothing is forgivable about it, even more-so when the person getting hurt on the other end is someone who's already in so much pain. I hated her character, and seeing them egg & torch that painting gave me a great deal of satisfaction.[/spoiler]

[PeteYork]

So how many of you understood the Doogie Howser reference? It was the only real laugh out loud moment for me.

Went over my head - I may be too old (or maybe young?) to have considered it essential viewing when it came out?

[canadian_turtle]

Please put my quote in a spoiler tag, I forgot to do so!

The girlfriend who can't cope was thankfully not played as a total bitch (Bryce Dallas Howard was Hilly Holbrook in The Help and can definitely play bitches).

I did not realise this! She looked so much younger in 50/50.

[spoiler]I too felt glad the character wasn't a total bitch. It's understandable that she wanted to break up beforehand but then didn't want to abandon him when he got told he had cancer, however she could've perhaps handled the situation better.[/spoiler]

I'm surprised you guys didn't think she was a total bitch, because in that scene where [spoiler]she was trying to explain herself when Seth Rogen's character launched out of the kitchen asking her to shut the hell up and get out, I was cheering him extremely loudly in my mind.

I have absolutely no sympathy for cheaters. Nothing is forgivable about it, even more-so when the person getting hurt on the other end is someone who's already in so much pain. I hated her character, and seeing them egg & torch that painting gave me a great deal of satisfaction.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I agree, no excuse for cheating, but I do sympathise with her situation of being torn between wanting to break up and not abandoning him.[/spoiler]