Unrealistic


I just watched this movie on LMN after reading the description. Having recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing surgery myself I thought there would be something here for me to relate to. Our diagnosis was very similar, stage 1 invasive with a clear lymph node. Unlike her though when I got the news I pretty much cried off and on for a couple of days. Maybe I didn't understand her reaction to it because I am married but sex and romance were not the top of my list in thought. I was thinking more about surgery, treatment, and if I was going to live past 5 years.

She seemed to start out in a long term caring relationship which she ended prior to her diagnosis but rekindled and dropped again after her surgery. I am lucky enough to have a very supportive and loving partner who helped me through this process immensely. I don't think they grow on trees but according to this movie they do. She had 3 incredibly good looking men who all seemed hunky dory with the situation. Putting aside the notion that 3 men of this caliber would all happen to drop in her life at this particular time and be attracted to her. Even so, while I have no problem with my husband of 13 years seeing my scars, I think I would be intimidated to start a new relationship and show them to someone I didn't know as well.

Aside from that the acting was pretty terrible and the score would have been better fitting to a romantic comedy. I think they missed the mark on what could have been a good relatable story if they would have made her struggles with embarking on a relationship more realistic.

We started off on the wrong foot. Lets stay that way.

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