Dir. Jonathan Levine
A a 27-year-old learns he has cancer and struggles to beat the disease.
MY TAKE
Movies about cancer don’t exactly represent a genre, but the illness is usually treated as a catalyst for change (One Week, The Bucket List, Biutiful). 50/50 takes a different approach, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt struggling to be normal while his friends, family and lovers each handle it in different ways. Seth Rogan carries more than his share of the comedy, while Anna Kendrick brings back her charm from Up in the Air in a realistic performance you can’t help but root for. It’s pretty easy to shore up tears with a disease that has touched just about everyone, but 50/50 strikes a nice balance of making you care and making you laugh.
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