Simply A Masterpiece

Load of rubbish!!

Great Film overall

Good start, but then it gets ruined

I'm glad I watched this on Hulu before it expired. It was well worth the time to watch! I cried my heart out though, so be aware if you are a 'softy' or a 'sucker for a heart-warming film', then watch this for sure. I believe you will enjoy it. It's different for Drew Barrymore, but she does very well in this. Check this movie out if you get a chance. I don't believe you'll be disappointed.

The poster of Miss You Already can illustrate the definition of a "chick flick" on some dictionary. I don't say that as an insult (in fact, there are many "chick flicks" I liked very much, such as Mean Girls and Bridget Jones' Diary), but as the identification of a genre which doesn't justify the limited ambition of the movie, which had enough positive elements in order to be more memorable. Among those positive elements, I can mention the performances from Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, which feel credible in their roles while having a good chemistry with each other which makes us believe the long friendship between their characters. As their respective characters' couples, Paddy Considine and Dominic Cooper also make a decent work, but their characters feel like mere gears of the story, sometimes generating conflict, and other ones, support, according to what screenwriter Morwenna Banks dictates. The female friendship works as the basis of many films, but Miss You Already adds an illness as the catalyzing ingredient of the narrative to the recipe... and that was where I lost some interest. Before that comment is misunderstood, I will say that the situations portrayed in Miss You Already are truly tragic and devastating: the terrible illness from one of the friends, the consequences of the aggressive treatment and the struggle to overcome the physical and psychological ravages of her affliction are difficult themes to handle. However, I think that any MOVIE exploiting said situations should offer some complementary dramatic element, or some specific point to avoid the film from becoming hollow masochism. That was what I partially felt during the cruel development of Miss You Already. I felt some scenes as "torture porn" of a more artistic variety than the one of horror cinema; there's no blood in Miss You Already, but I felt the same sensation of cruelty as an end in itself. My troglodyte brain might need a more normal narrative context to be left completely satisfied; nevertheless, I think Miss You Already offers enough pros to deserve a moderate recommendation, such as the previously mentioned performances and Catherine Hardwicke's direction, which is never cloying and appropriately mature in her handling of difficult subjects.

We watched this at home on DVD from our local library. It is written by a woman and directed by a woman, both with a keen sensitivity for one of the big subjects here, breast cancer. It is funny at times, sad at times, but it rings very true most of the time. Real life is often messy , this story looks at it head-on and unvarnished.The two female characters met when they were 10, one an American new to England. They meet at school and become fast friends. They shared many of the experiences growing up, they even "shared" their first kisses. The American, all grown up, is Drew Barrymore as Jess, married by still without children. Her best friend is Toni Collette as Milly, also married and she has been busy growing her family.Paddy Considine is Jago, married to Jess, and Dominic Cooper is Kit, married to Milly. The big curve thrown here is when Milly is diagnosed with breast cancer, she needs to undergo treatment, while Jess and Jago continue to pursue having kids via IVF. As a guy I enjoyed it mostly for the actors and the characters they create but also am sensitive to the issue. My wife and I discuss it from time to time.SPOILERS: As Milly received treatment it seems to be going well but in a later checkup she is told that the cancer has spread, to her brain, and it cannot be treated. Se will die soon, as Jess is about to have her baby. Life goes on.

"How could the tumor have gotten so big? It's aggressive, like you. Jesus. Well, is it contained? In my body, yes. You should have gone back sooner. Yeah, thanks. Hadn't figured that out. "I'm not really a fan of tragicomic films with a terminal illness as a main topic. And yet I'm always impressed after accidentally watching such a movie. That was the case with "Philadelphia", starring the overwhelming Tom Hanks who was diagnosed with AIDS. In "Still Alice" Julianne Moore starred as the with Alzheimer stricken Alice. And not so long ago, I praised "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl". Also "Miss you already" kept me captivated. Especially by the stunning interaction between the two protagonists Jess (Drew Barrymore) and Milly (Toni Collette). Two best friends who shared every milestone in their life with each other. An inseparable duo. They know each other thoroughly. Both their negative and their positive sides. And they succeeded as actresses to give me that feeling that they really knew each other since their childhood. A bond they created over the years whereby they intuitively know how the other feels, what she thinks and how she'll react. That's why there's this liberty to respond humorously to dramatic moments.For me this was the main theme of this dramatic comedy. Even though tragedy hit Milly in a profound and poignant way, it's that undestroyable friendship that emerges every time. The two inseparable friends with each their own personal problems. Milly suffers from something she would be better off without. Jess and her husband are craving for something else. Milly wants to be cured from cancer. Jess has a desire to have children. Of course it's not so obvious to resolve both problems quickly. I was amazed about the fact that both ladies had a problem telling each other about these major events, although they are so close friends and shared everything with each other. And still do. Weird.Obviously this film will be regarded as a typical chick flick, with lots of unconstrained sniveling and sobbing. The themes are also women-related : giving birth (by the way, that scene was grossly exaggerated), best girlfriends for life, breast cancer, a disturbed positive self-image with the usual sexual problems after wards. It also could have been the opposite, in my opinion. In such a way that the male portion of the world could relate to it. Two male protagonists and real "buddies for life". One of them has testicular cancer and the other one has spermatozoa of poor quality. Same concept. But with less giggles.The only remark you could have about this film is that the obvious clichés, associated with these emotional issues, aren't avoided very well as in "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl". The two protagonists were sublime, although for me Barrymore will always be that little girl who played along with "E.T.". Perhaps both husbands Jago (Paddy Considine) and Kit (Dominic Cooper) played a minor role, but nonetheless an important one. Especially Considine was brilliant with that sarcastic, dry humor he used sometimes. I never imagined that seeing how someone vomits in a salad bowl, because of chemotherapy, would be sinister and comical at the same time. "Miss you already" isn't exactly a light-hearted film and definitely isn't suitable as entertainment to kill (sorry) a Sunday afternoon, but it still made an overwhelming impression on me. And although I thought I knew how it would end, it still was different than I expected. Women! Always against the grain ...More reviews here : http://bit.ly/1KIdQMT