50/50
Inspired by personal experiences, 50/50 is an original story about
friendship, love, survival and finding humor in unlikely places. It details a
guy’s transformative and, yes, sometimes funny journey to health.
Adam is a 27 year old writer of radio programmes 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 centre, Adam learns what and who the most
important things in his life are. The film draws its emotional core from writer
Will Reiser’s own experience with cancer and reminds us that friendship and
love, no matter what bizarre turns they take, are the greatest healers.
Critic Reviews:
- " Rogen's Kyle is the kind of friend I want by my side when my health
finally starts getting worse. " – Richard Propes
- " Gordon-Levitt always suggests an actor with his heart in the right
place and an urgent need to remind viewers of all the pain and tumult beneath
the surface of things. " – Felicia Feaster
- " It's good “50/50” is the kind that stays with you, perhaps a
generation from now being namechecked for comfort just as “Terms of
Endearment” is in this film. " – Stephen Saito
