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Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writers: Jesse Andrews (novel), Jesse Andrews (screenplay)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Storyline
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Movie Reviews:
It's
easy to dismiss such a quirky film as Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,
the latest independent film to get a release after making quite an
impression at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Audience
Award and Grand Jury Prize in the drama category.
Make the film
too quirky and you could alienate an audience however, a subtle amount
of quirkiness combined with a good blend of comedy and drama will give
you a film like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which ends up being both
irresistible and infectious to its audience.
Greg (Thomas Mann)
is a high school student who just wants to get through school without
associating himself with any of the various cliques or making enemies.
Along with his friend Earl (RJ Cyler), Greg spends his spare time making
parodies of their favourite classic movies.
When he learns that
his childhood friend, Rachel (Olivia Cooke), has been diagnosed with
leukemia, he is forced by his overbearing parents to befriend her in her
time of need. Through this friendship, Greg soon finds his outlook on
life altered.
There is always the uneasy feeling of laughing at a
film that centres around a girl suffering from cancer. There is great
care taken though by director, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, in making sure that
the subject gets the delicate treatment it deserves with the perfect
combination of comedy and drama.
He is aided by a delightful
screenplay from Jesse Andrews, the author of the book the film is
adapted from, full of enough wit, charm and quirky cutaway moments, such
as the feeling of when the hot girl at school talks to you, to leave
you with a smile on your face.
The film is elevated to another
level by the three main performances from Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler and
Olivia Cooke, all showing fine range in both the dramatic and comedic
departments. They are supported quite wonderfully by the likes of Nick
Offerman, Connie Britton, Jon Bernthal and Molly Shannon, and keep your
ears peeled for a funny voice cameo from Hugh Jackman that fits the
quirkiness of the film so well.
Critics love it and so should
audiences, I'm just hoping people decide to go and see it instead of
some of the inane drivel that Hollywood produces these days. It really
does deserve all the success it can get.
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