One of the best films I’ve ever watched. A friend of mine recommended this film. Add to this Sudhish Kamath’s (noted film critic writing for THE HINDU) giving it a 10/10, it all got me pretty excited. It didn’t prove to be a let down.
Adam (Joseph Gordon Levitt), a guy who looks perfectly fine (like in most cases of cancer) is in for a shock as he learns from the docs that he is suffering from a rare case of malignant tumour. What happens thereafter, how he copes with it and whether he survives or not forms the rest of the story. Kyle rogen (Seth) gives you the laughs as Adam’s best buddy. The rest of the cast have all pulled it off in their own way. Katherine (Anna Kendrick), a doctor falling for a cancer patient might be a bit dumb, still…………….positives galore in 50/50. Levitt for one. The pace of the film is just perfect. One of those rare films that reaches out to your heart and still manages not to earn a ‘slow film’ tag. That the duration of the film is just around 90-100 mins helps its cause immensely. Melodrama, that is often resorted to in these kind of subjects (cancer), has been pretty well cut down.
The best thing about the film is that the plot is not setup at all or rather it is set up in such a way that it looks so natural and spontaneous. Hats off to the director Jonathan Levine. The background score is impressive aiding the film throughout, thanks to Michael giachinno. For those of you who want meaningful and realistic cinema, go for it. It shouldn’t come as a surprise if 50/50 wins the Oscar for the best picture.
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