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- 2003
- R
- Vanguard Cinema
- 1 h 46 m
- 2003
- R
- Vanguard Cinema
- 1 h 46 m
Summary Burdened with the secret that she is dying of cancer, but liberated by her new sense of control, a young woman?s emotional journey leads her to unexpected places and gives her life new meaning. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Isabel Coixet
Written By: Nanci Kincaid, Isabel Coixet
- 2003
- R
- Vanguard Cinema
- 1 h 46 m
- 2003
- R
- Vanguard Cinema
- 1 h 46 m
My Life Without Me
57
7.6
Summary Burdened with the secret that she is dying of cancer, but liberated by her new sense of control, a young woman?s emotional journey leads her to unexpected places and gives her life new meaning. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Isabel Coixet
Written By: Nanci Kincaid, Isabel Coixet
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
57
58% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
32% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
57
58% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
32% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
One of the year's sweetest surprises. It sneaks up on you, disarming you with its modesty and tenderness, its remarkable lack of self-infatuation.
This contemplative drama manages to dodge mawkish potholes to emerge as a strangely life-affirming work.
With a glowing performance by Sarah Polley as the doomed woman, this Spanish-Canadian co-prod, filmed in English, is surprisingly adept at avoiding the worst cliches and most manipulative elements inherent in such a story.
I think the screenplay, written by director Isabel Coixet, is shameless in its weepy sentiment. But there is truth here, too, and a convincing portrait of working-class lives.
Despite several touching scenes, the script comes perilously close to being maudlin and, while competent, Polley doesn't have the flair to make anything special out of her big role.
What's annoying and eventually absurd is writer-director Isabel Coixet's decision to have her heroine keep the diagnosis a secret.
In short, this isn't a poignant drama about courage and imagination -- it's a contrived fantasy about courage and imagination.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 45 User Ratings
7.6
73% Positive
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4% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 45 User Ratings
7.6
73% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
4% Mixed
2 Ratings
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22% Negative
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Production Company
El Deseo,
Milestone Entertainment,
Antena 3 Televisión,
Vía Digital,
Alliance Atlantis Communications,
Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC,
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC),
Cavco Worldmark,
The Movie Network,
Astral Media,
Super Ecran,
Movie Central,
Corus,
Miss Wasabi,
My Life Productions Inc.
Release Date Sep 26, 2003
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Goya Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Barcelona Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
