Movie Review: 50/50 (2011)

The blurb as seen on Internet Movie Database:

Release Date: September 30, 2011
Directed by: Jonathan Levine

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick

100 minutes
R

50/50 (2011)

Adam is a 27 year old writer of radio programs and is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer. With the help of his best friend, his mother, and a young therapist at the cancer center, Adam learns what and who the most important things in his life are.

WARNING: THIS MOVIE CONTAINS MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

Review:

So when I first heard about this film, I was not too sure on what to expect. It’s about a man who gets cancer and the story of how he deals with it. It looked really sad from the previews, but then I saw that Seth Rogen was in it and that just blew me away. Seth Rogen? In this kind of movie? What?! So is this a comedy or a drama?  Well, it was both. And the story was amazing. I really felt for the main character, Adam, who is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.  Kyle (Seth Rogen) plays the best friend of Adam and does a great job to being a comedic relief whenever the film was getting really depressing. I felt like Seth Rogen was very funny, but not in a cheesy way that would have messed up the film. So the film is about this very cautious person that does not do anything that is adventourous or dangerous and then one day gets cancer. The film does a great way of showing how cancer changed his life dramatically and it really touches the audience. The acting in the film was great and I highly recommend to go and rent this movie! It's really good and I'm sure that you will enjoy.  Leave a comment on what you thought of the movie! I love hearing what you guys have to say!

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