Movies like this tend be schmaltzy and corny, but I felt this film was able to eclipse that bar through both the performances and the dialogue. Jessica Rothe was terrific as a young woman struggling in the face of unimaginable adversity showing a tremendous range of emotion in the role. Harry Shum, Jr., while reserved in much of his role, showed off great depth in his ability to reach the core of his character's emotional journey. While skipping a bit of the process, I did feel that this film sufficiently covered the five stages of grief. It's not easy to watch a loved one die, nor is easy to be the one dying. These stages are very real, something that most of us will go through at some point in our lives, and I felt that this film did service to this shared experience. One scene I felt encapsulated the relationship between Jennifer and Solomon particularly well was [spoiler]at their wedding, when they were standing at the base of this large fountain discussing the potential outcomes of Solomon's treatment. Jennifer stepped up on the ledge of the fountain and jumped into the water in her flowing wedding gown. She asked Solomon if he was going to join her, and he stepped up on the ledge, as well. After a moment of looking at the water, the camera focused on this feet, as he jumped. It was a strong metaphor to show that Solomon was jumping in w/ both feet first into his marriage, his wife's care and support, his treatment, and his journey into the unknown.[/spoiler] All in all, I thought that this film worked on a variety of different levels. It's not an Academy Award-level drama, and it doesn't try to be. But, it is a solid love story about two young people who struggle mightily w/ something they know very little about, [spoiler]and in the face of all adversity, they found that their love for one another carried them through immense loss and heartbreak as well as could be expected.[/spoiler]

It was a decent romantic movie. Could've been a lot better if the acting was good.

There’s no denying that the true life story behind the film is a moving one but here’s the thing. There are many movies like this one, all of them sad, so why did we need this? My heart goes out to the people the film is based on but this just isn’t that good a movie.

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Jessica Rothenberg, what kind of emotional sabotage was that? The leads had nerdy-chemistry so strong it could power a small city, and yet you still had to break our hearts. I knew it was coming. We *all* knew. Still cried anyway. These aren’t tears — they’re just the result of extreme empathy and impeccable storytelling. Yeah. That’s it.