Kate and her husband
Evan have a lot of friends, they are happy couple and they have a nice
life. Kate is a classical pianist
and she has just received a diagnosis of ALS. Within about 18 months, she needs someone to come to her
house to help her with everyday tasks.
The woman she has hired makes her feel like a victim and she doesn’t like that
feeling. She interviews Bec but
Evan doesn’t think she’s right for the job. Kate thinks Bec will listen to her when she talks and not
make her feel bad about what little she can do for herself. They get off to a rocky start but then they have a wonderful
and honest relationship. Kate and
Evan’s marriage hits a rocky patch and Kate really relies on Bec for
everything. When ALS starts in
increase in Kate’s life, she wants Bec to decide what will happen to her and
not her family.
Both Swank and Rossum
give very good performances in their roles. It’s very difficult not to have a tear or two during the last
quarter of the movie. You want
Kate to get better but ALS doesn’t work that way in most cases. You want her to try every new treatment
out there to extend her time here.
3 ½* (I liked this movie)
102
min, Drama directed by George C. Wolfe with Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh
Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz, Jason Ritter, Julian McMahon, Ali Larter, Andrea
Savage, Gerald Downey, Mike Doyle, Loretta Devine.
Note: Imdb 7.4 out of 10, 44% critic 70%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 216 reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Houston, Texas and
Los Angeles, California.
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