Directed by:
Catherine HardwickeScreenplay:
Morwenna BanksCinematography:
Elliot DavisComposer:
Harry Gregson-WilliamsCast:
Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Charlotte Hope, Tyson Ritter, Jacqueline Bisset, Noah Huntley, Mem Ferda, Eileen Davies (more)Plots(1)
Starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, Miss You Already tells the story of Jess and Milly, life-long best friends who have shared everything since childhood. Now, Milly has a high-flying job, a rock-star husband and two gorgeous children. Jess has dedicated herself to environmental work, and lives with her boyfriend in a bohemian houseboat on the London canals. The best friends are as close as ever. But their relationship is put to the test when Milly discovers she has breast cancer, while Jess faces motherhood for the first time. Featuring a picturesque London setting and terrific chemistry between Barrymore and Collette, Miss You Already is a heartwarming film about the true meaning of friendship. When life falls apart, friends keep it together. (Entertainment One)
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The opening ten minutes didn't impress me much, but after that, it was a ride in the best sense of the word. No film has given me so many different feelings that changed in my core while watching a film for a long time. It's not common for a film about cancer to feel like a little celebration of life most of the time, and yet at times, it moved me to tears. The applause on the open stage was undoubtedly deserved by the absolutely fantastic Toni Collette, but Drew Barrymore did great too. It should be noted that the emotionally charged story is accompanied by very tastefully chosen music. (80%)
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Thanks to the acting performances, it's quite enjoyable, and even the passages that would be overly sentimental elsewhere are bearable here. That finale is very well executed in terms of filming, and the death itself is captured very well, but I'm still not sure what the film was trying to say. That dying hurts? That it’s cruel? But you can come to terms with it? Or is it just that there are actors who can act?
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