Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who has reliably excellent taste in his choice of movie scripts) stars in this cancer comedy. Yes, cancer comedy. Seth Rogen plays his buddy. And it’s funny. Pretty damn funny.
Writer Will Reiser takes the story from his own bout with the Big C. Reiser’s real life friend Seth Rogen helped him through the ordeal.
As usual, Gordon-Levitt is excellent. And, if you’re out chasing skirts while bald and weak from chemotherapy, who could be a better wing man than Seth Rogen?
Anna Kendrick (so good in Up in the Air) plays the cringingly green psychologist assigned to help the patient face his 50/50 chance of survival. Bryce Dallas Howard (excellent as the achingly fragile survivor in Hereafter) plays the girlfriend with the best intentions but neither aptitude for care giving or unlimited loyalty. Angelica Huston plays not just another smothering mom. They’re all very good – good enough to play against Gordon-Levitt and Rogen. So are Philip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) as fellow cancer patients.