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A good-hearted film about a difficult topic, 50/50 maneuvers between jokes and drama with surprising finesse.
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This film leaves a strange taste in the mouth. Nov 25, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
This film leaves a strange taste in the mouth.
Peter Bradshaw
A rom-com with brains that - at key moments - feels as sly and sweet as Annie Hall. Nov 25, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
A rom-com with brains that - at key moments - feels as sly and sweet as Annie Hall.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
It's not a major landmark on anybody's résumé, but it's nothing to be ashamed of either. Nov 24, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's not a major landmark on anybody's résumé, but it's nothing to be ashamed of either.
Matt Bochenski
50/50 is about right. Nov 22, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
50/50 is about right.
Tom Huddleston
There couldn't be a more serious subject, yet Gordon-Levitt and especially Rogen (who co-produced the movie) make the comedy seem both spontaneous and organic. Oct 14, 2011
There couldn't be a more serious subject, yet Gordon-Levitt and especially Rogen (who co-produced the movie) make the comedy seem both spontaneous and organic.
Leonard Maltin
Add 50/50 to your want to see list. And then make an appointment for your annual physical with your doctor. Oct 7, 2011 | Full Review…
Add 50/50 to your want to see list. And then make an appointment for your annual physical with your doctor.
Leah Rozen
A surprisingly low-key drama with humorous moments, this is an honest and heartfelt piece of work -- a straightforward but genuinely honest look at dealing with adversity. May 6, 2019 | Full Review…
A surprisingly low-key drama with humorous moments, this is an honest and heartfelt piece of work -- a straightforward but genuinely honest look at dealing with adversity.
Micheal Compton
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. Jan 8, 2019 | Full Review…
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
Rogen is a funnyman who's growing up without losing any of his ribald charm. Jan 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Rogen is a funnyman who's growing up without losing any of his ribald charm.
Kelly Jane Torrance
Its generic format and predictable narrative arc relegates the film to being a 'solid' date movie, at best a middling drama-comedy that will more than likely be quickly forgotten. Dec 4, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Its generic format and predictable narrative arc relegates the film to being a 'solid' date movie, at best a middling drama-comedy that will more than likely be quickly forgotten.
Joseph Walsh
Director Jonathan Levine manages to treat cancer with the respect it deserves whilst also showing the remarkable ability of humans to find laughter in the most heinous of circumstances. Nov 5, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Director Jonathan Levine manages to treat cancer with the respect it deserves whilst also showing the remarkable ability of humans to find laughter in the most heinous of circumstances.
Kaleem Aftab
So wrapped up in Hollywood convention that not even Seth Rogen can lift this out of the Lifetime Movie for Hipsters aisle Aug 28, 2018 | Full Review…
So wrapped up in Hollywood convention that not even Seth Rogen can lift this out of the Lifetime Movie for Hipsters aisle
Pat Padua
The attempt to tackle the story of a young man's cancer diagnosis with dosages of juvenile humor could easily have backfired. Director Levine finds just the right tone between the tragic and the funny, the optimism and pessimism. His protagonist duo Gordon-Levitt and Rogen work great together creating a genuinely realistic friendship on screen, which is no small feat. Especially in the last act of the story Levine does everything right, from the music, to the camera work and solution. Optimism has to prevail and it will!
Super Reviewer
This is a really outstanding film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives a mesmerizing performance as a
I put off watching this due to Seth Rogan being in it...despite my admiration for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I shouldn't have waited, it was soooo good! This was an excellently done, off-beat, indie movie on a serious subject of life, and death. Wry humor out of a bad situation. Nice chemistry from the cast. Even Seth Rogen's crude buddy role is quite funny. Gordon-Levitt has his quiet charm that's perfect for this. There's no over-the-top drama in it; the plot just tracks the journey of a nice guy's cancer diagnosis, through treatment, and how he deals with it all. Wonderful film!! Kudos!!
'50/50'. The characters and emotions feel SO, SO real, and are wonderfully realised through fantastic writing and acting. I experienced and felt every high and low, and it's one of the best emotional roller-coasters of the year. I hate happy endings, but I was way too invested to hope for anything else with this. And Anna Kendrick? Wow, I have the biggest crush on her right now.
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