50/50
2011
**
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Serge Houde, Andrew Airlie
27-year-old Adam is diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his spine, and his survival chances are 50/50. As he tries to come to terms with the illness and the treatment, he discovers who is truly there for him in the hour of need. Will Reiser based the screenplay on his personal experiences, but there is no evidence of authenticity up on the screen. This is a bog-standard romantic comedy plot inconvenienced by cancer, and the film is neither funny nor touching enough. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is typically subdued in the lead and Anna Kendrick is likeably bubbly as Adam's therapist. Bryce Dallas Howard, however, has a thankless role as the one-note girlfriend, and Seth Rogen gives yet another Seth Rogen Performance™.
