An interesting true story, but one is that is better suited to television than cinema. Still, I hope it raises awareness to those who may be suffering the symptoms of this medical condition.
I like the fact that this was a lesser known true story but I don't think it was told in the best way. This was just a very middle of the road film for me.
interesting concept, just don't think it played out well on screen.
ah im in the same boat. well with a rare physical disease.
Have you ever been trapped? Lost in your own body, lost in your own mind, lost in time? So desperate to escape, to just... Get out.
-Susannah Cahalan
I have felt like that... while watching this movie.
I'm still rooting for Chloë Grace Moretz to be in good movies despite the fact that I have a hard time identifying her as a young adult and instead wondered at the beginning of the movie How did this teenager get a job at The Post?
She's fine in the movie portraying Susannah Cahalan a journalist that suddenly starts to physically and mentally deteriorate while doctors have no explanations to give her or her family as to what is happening to her. It would make for a compelling story as I'm sure Cahalan's memoir probably is, so it's too bad that the film based on it is written and directed with the least imagination anyone could possibly put into making a film. It's paint-by-numbers film making.
The movie would possibly get a pass for me as average though if it wasn't for Richard Armitage who is just god awful as Susannah's father. To make matters worse he mostly plays opposite Carrie-Anne Moss as she's playing the mother. He's bad in scenes without her, but when he's with Moss it highlights just how fucking awful he is because he's attempting to play off a great underrated actress. Moss is of course good in this (too good for this movie).
It's basically a Lifetime movie of the week.
the dad spoke too loud. i like the part with the tap
This film fell a little flat. There was a long treatment of the deterioration of her body which in fact took place over a relatively short time. Then there was a jarring transition to a voice over summary and a brief treatment of her recovery which if fact took a long time but the way it was told took us totally out of the drama. Great cast doing a good job. However, the fractured storytelling reduces the impact of the film. I give this film a 6 (fair) out of 10. Contrary to the plot summary, this was not a descent into insanity, it was a rehabilitating physical condition. [BioPic]
Shout by Ellie <3BlockedParent2018-06-26T16:53:36Z
Very interesting true story about a young girl who has a mystery illness. This film felt quite close to my heart and I really rooted for her to find the answers!