Fifty divided by fifty equals one. As in, one great movie. Well, I guess it depends on your expectations. A friend of mine thought it was too slow, but I think he had the impression that this would be one of those hilarious, laugh out loud Seth Rogen movies.
That's why I don't like to watch trailers and commercials. I knew I would check it out because Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in it, and he gave an excellent performance, by the way. Seeing Anjelica Huston as his mother was also a nice surprise. I have to say, I think she's pretty awesome. In addition, it was pleasant to see Matt Frewer (Bob Moody from "Shaky Ground") and Philip Baker Hall (Lt. Bookman from from "Seinfeld").
I think the reason why I really liked this is that it was apparently based on a real-life experience by the screenwriter Will Reiser. The rest of his work doesn't seem in line with this type of drama. I think it reinforces the old saying that you should write about what you know.
I also didn't know who directed it, but it turned out to be Jonathan Levine, who was behind "The Wackness", which I don't recommend at all. Or maybe I just had different expectations from it because it was a Ben Kingsley movie or something. But anyways, definitely put "50/50" on your queue. There's an equal chance you might like it.
Oh, and one last thing, I like the fact that they have an Asian doctor and and Indian nurse in one of the hospital scenes.
Oh yeah, and one other last thing. Am I just me, or did anybody else find the musical choices of Radiohead's "High and Dry" and Pearl Jam's "Yellow Ledbetter" kind of strange? I don't know. I guess I've just listened to those songs so much that finding them in any other context seems out of place.
More queue tips:
The Beaver
Blue Valentine
Despicable Me
The Fighter
Hesher
I Am Number Four
The King's Speech
Limitless
The Limits of Control
127 Hours
Rabbit Hole
True Grit
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Win Win
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