50/50 (2011)
Starring: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick, Angelica Huston
Starring: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick, Angelica Huston
Director: Jonathan Levine
I've looked at this a few times in the video shop, even rented it once but never got around to watching it, so this week, I grabbed it and watched it while folding washing.
Joseph Gordon Levitt is just everywhere right now. He is the 'it' boy of the moment. He's in Looper, The Dark Knight Rises and Lincoln and has a few more projects coming up. I remember this guy as the long haired alien in 3rd Rock from the Sun, and he was pretty impressive back then.
Giving him a meaty role like this is the sort of thing that turns a good actor, into a great one. Levitt plays Adam Lerner, a twenty something year old who goes to the doctor after having a bad back for a while, only to discover he has a tumour on his spine. This turns his world upside down.
This is the story of how everyone around Adam deals with someone so young being given a fifty fifty chance at survival after being diagnosed with an aggressive tumour.
Seth Rogan is hilarious as the best mate, Kyle, who is mildly freaked out by the prospect of losing his best friend, but uses it to his advantage to score chicks and get high with Adam from his medicinal marijuana.
The cast includes the seasoned Angelica Huston as his over protective mother who is also looking after Adams father who has dementia, and Bryce Dallas Howard as the vain and nasty girlfriend who turns Adams cancer into her own drama.
Some of my favourite moments involved Seth Rogan and the two older guys that Adam meets while doing chemo.
There is also a bit of a romantic story here when Adam is sent to see a student Doctor, Twilights Anna Kendrick, and ends falling for her.
The cast includes the seasoned Angelica Huston as his over protective mother who is also looking after Adams father who has dementia, and Bryce Dallas Howard as the vain and nasty girlfriend who turns Adams cancer into her own drama.
Some of my favourite moments involved Seth Rogan and the two older guys that Adam meets while doing chemo.
There is also a bit of a romantic story here when Adam is sent to see a student Doctor, Twilights Anna Kendrick, and ends falling for her.
I'm really glad I watched this as the director, Jonathan Levine, has also recently directed the next 'must see' movie for me, Warm Bodies.
This movie was great. Sad, extremely funny and just full of great performances. I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to see a movie that deals with cancer in a light hearted fashion.
This movie was great. Sad, extremely funny and just full of great performances. I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to see a movie that deals with cancer in a light hearted fashion.
3 comments:
I've wanted to see this for ages! Love Joseph Gordon Levitt ... even if lately his fave has turned weird and I just can't figure out what it is!!!
His face ... face
His face is weird in Looper as he is wearing prosthetics to make him look like a young Bruce Willis, is that what you mean? I hated his face in that, so freakin weird!!!
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