Thursday 1 December 2011

50/50 (2011) 8/10

Starring : Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston
Director : Jonathan Levin
Running Time : 101 mins

When 27-year-old Adam Lerner (Gordon-Levitt) is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer, he discovers who is real friends are. His girlfriend Rachael (Howard) starts to feel uncomfortable with the situation following her initially promising reaction, and his best friend Kyle Hirons (Rogen) does his best to boost his spirits. But as Adam sees other cancer patients die around him, his starts to succumb to his own mortality…

Although the subject of the movie is a serious one, those involved have managed to maintain a light hearted approach to this movie and keep things upbeat while not ignoring the serious side of the subject matter. Gordon-Levitt is exceptional in the lead, managing to bring both comedy and drama to what for many could prove to be a difficult role to pull off.

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