50/50 (2011)

It felt like the story was taking a while to get going, and when it was over I realized that it never really did get going.  I'm not quite sure why it felt a little “off” -- perhaps the main character just was too dishwatery for me to be upset on his behalf or his girlfriend was so obviously a self-centered flake that there was no room to doubt what was going to happen.

When a young guy is living an old guy’s life, a cancer diagnosis feels way less tragic than it should.

B-