A cute kid dying of cancer is usually a surefire way for filmmakers to get the tears flowing, but despite a few powerful moments, this children's-book-turned-movie isn't designed to make its audience cry.
Ways to Live Forever
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United Kingdom, Spain · 2010
Rated PG-13 · 1h 30m
Director Gustavo Ron
Starring Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Greta Scacchi, Robbie Kay
Genre Drama, Family
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Sam, afflicted with leukemia, embarks on a scientific investigation with questions, observations, reflections, and lists of all the things he wants to do someday. In this poignant yet ultimately uplifting tale, he and his family face the immensity of an uncertain future with love, humor, and a touch of the unexpected.
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Los Angeles Times by Amy Nicholson
The result is as sugary as a fatal toothache, though it's hard to hate a film that merely wants to give the world a hug.
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
A little wan but a lot likable, Gustavo Ron’s Ways to Live Forever is a forthright and surprisingly buoyant drama about facing death before you have really lived.
Lively, entertaining and well made, pic is thankfully neither mawkish nor grueling, though its refusal to confront some of the harsher realities of its dramatic situation does leave it feeling somewhat bland.
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