Calvin is a
hypochondriac and he works as an airport baggage handler. He has entered his many illnesses in a
notebook for a long time and he shows the book to his doctor at appointments. The doctor runs tests for things that
Calvin doesn’t have plus his family can't spare the money for the unnecessary tests? He meets British teenager Maisie and
she is sick with terminal cancer.
They become friends and Maisie has a bucket list she would like to
complete before she dies. Helping
Maisie seems to stabilize Calvin and he doesn’t focus as much on his own
health and imagined illnesses.
Cancers before or during
the very early years of the life of a teen lead to a very high rate of
mortality. It’s also very tough to
look different than other teens at a time when fitting in is very
important. There are also many life
milestones that won’t be attainable.
Maisie is an only child and it will be even more difficult for her
parents to let her go. Maisie is taking one day at a time. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
97 min,
Drama directed by Peter Hutchings with Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams, Nina
Dobrev, Ken Jeong, Tyler Hoechin, David Koechner, Peyton List, Tituss Burgess,
Sonya Walger, Margot Bingham, Colin Moss, Briana Venskus, Ron Simons, Angel
Valle, Jr.
Note: Imdb 6.9 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes 58%
critic, Roger Ebert 1*, Metacritic 44 out of 100 with 7 critics, Amazon 4.3*
out of 5* with 21 reviews, Common Sense Media 3* out of 5*, age 13+.
Special
Note: Some airport scenes were
filmed at Albany International Airport in New York. A hot towel shaver was filmed in Pugsly’s Barbershop. This is a popular barbershop in the
uptown district of Kingston, New York.
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