For the type of movie this is, it's not half bad. Slow moving at times and some the the dialogue doesn't ring true. Sad tale of two young people who have cancer....not a comedy for sure. Depressing in fact. Well acted by the leads and especially Laura Dern as the mother. Wonderful performance and wanted to see more of her.
As a realist and difficult to take 'theatrical' license, I'm wondering how Gus and Issac got to that church toward the end. Issac is blind and Gus is dying and in a wheel chair. How in the world did the get to and from the church??? Would have been more realistic if one of Gus' parents had been sitting in the back somewhere. Then you'd know how the two boys got there. Also, at the end when the mother tells Hazel that someone is here to see you. It's Issac. How did he get to the house. Just little quibbles like this kind of spoil the whole thing.
As a realist and difficult to take 'theatrical' license, I'm wondering how Gus and Issac got to that church toward the end. Issac is blind and Gus is dying and in a wheel chair. How in the world did the get to and from the church??? Would have been more realistic if one of Gus' parents had been sitting in the back somewhere. Then you'd know how the two boys got there. Also, at the end when the mother tells Hazel that someone is here to see you. It's Issac. How did he get to the house. Just little quibbles like this kind of spoil the whole thing.
