50/50

Guardian“This film leaves a strange taste in the mouth...” I found it charmless, shallow and unlikable: a bromance weepie about cancer with a "bros before hos" attitude...

Radio Times“A very funny story of human vulnerability...” Gordon-Levitt deserves special credit for a likeable and fearless performance that never once slips into self-importance - or, more crucially, self-pity...

this is london“Woody Allen's influence can be felt in every frame...” 50/50 has been described as a pioneer of the "cancer comedy" movie. Untrue (see Dangerous Parking). It's just the first to be funny, a rom-com with brains that - at key moments - feels as sly and sweet as Annie Hall...

The Telegraph“Frequently funny and moving...” This is a film that does all the difficult stuff so very well, it’s hard to hold the slip-ups against it...

Film4“Charismatic, life-affirming and side-splitting...” One thing’s for sure, 50/50 is no limp inspirational diatribe; it is a story about how cancer affects everyone it touches, not just the patient - and about how much that sucks for the patient to have to accept...

Empire“Moving while remaining on the right side of funny...” Whether you're after a comedy-drama about cancer or a Rogen laugh-fest with added heart, this does a remarkable job of balancing the odds. And the laughter/tears split? Call it 70/30...

Little White Lies“Big laughs and small dramas. Heavy touch and light impact...” 50/50’s mask is a patchwork of stylised slo-mo, Radiohead and marijuana gags designed to convince you that it’s anything but a run-of-the-mill drama. And yet despite all the posturing and protesting, the film’s conventional moments are the best

Total Film “A weepie for people who don't watch weepies...” Don’t call it a bromance. This Beaches for boys displays admirable restraint, an emotional wisdom that’s well beyond most contemporary comedies – and cancer gags to boot!..

Time Out“50/50 is about right...” On the one hand there are a brace of memorable one-liners, some powerhouse performing and an infectious sense of joie de vivre in the face of extreme duress; on the other, a sad lack of cinematic ambition and some shady gender politics...