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Cast

Sarah Polley
as Ann

Amanda Plummer
as Laurie

Scott Speedman
as Don

Leonor Watling
as Neighbor Ann

Julian Richings
as Dr. Thompson

Jessica Amlee
as Penny

Kenya Jo Kennedy
as Patsy

Maria de Medeiros
as Hairdresser

Mark Ruffalo
as Lee

Sonja Bennett
as Sarah

Alfred Molina
as Ann's father

Kanya Jo Kennedy
as Patsy

Tyron Leitso
as Guy in Bar

Deborah Harry
as Ann's mother

Esther García

Maria de Madeiros
as Hairdresser

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Critic Reviews for My Life Without Me

Audience Reviews for My Life Without Me

• Feb 24, 2011

  You know what to expect when we have a terminally ill female lead. Thankfully, this did'nt turn out to be the usual tear-jerking melodrama. Emotions were decently real and was well acted throughout.
  Sajin P Super Reviewer
• Nov 04, 2010

  How would you react if you knew, at the age of 23, that you only had two months to live, at best? That is the premise of this highly emotional story told unflinchingly under the direction of Isabel Coixet. Sarah Polley is Ann, the woman who gets the devastating news, and decides not to tell anyone that she is dying. That might not be your choice, but given the life she has led to this point, the absent father, the chain smoking mother, the life in a trailer with the first man she kissed and two their kids, her choices make a certain kind of sense. It is not as depressing as it sounds. There are several lighter moments that relive the gloom. Most of those involve her co-worker, Laurie (Amanda Plummer), an image obsessed woman who thinks she is fat and everyone else is successfully dieting. Mark Ruffalo plays Lee, the damaged soul who helps Ann to feel fully alive even as she is letting go of the life she has known. The only false note involved an impossible scenario involving conjoined twins, but it is not central to the story and only briefly interrupted the flow. The story transcended the characters' situations and dealt with a universal theme of mortality and discovering what is truly important in life. The economic situation and the educational level of the characters provided a limiting factor, and gave credence to the choices that Ann makes. Each of us, facing the same prospect, might not make those same choices, but that there would be choices to make was the point and the message of the film. So how would you react?
  

  Mark A Super Reviewer
• Sep 20, 2010

  Well done, without being too grim. Slow moving, yet interesting to watch. Just nicely put together enough to tug on the heartstrings. I thought that the ending was very nicely done. No death scene...just images of what was left behind. Nice....
  Cynthia S Super Reviewer
• May 30, 2009

  This film almost tried to be too sentimental, and it worked at the same time. The plot line was predictable as Ann learned she only had a small amount of time left to live, but chose not to tell her husband, the girls or her mom. She made a list of things to be done before she dies,and the list basically served as points for the rest of the plot in the film. To its credit the film did not go for a dramatic death scene which works for its advantage. Although the film was not anything new or amazingly good it was still enjoyable to watch, I just felt a bit empty when it finish.
  Daisy M Super Reviewer

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