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Today's film is a second look.

50/50 (2011)

which I think refers to the chances of a guy with a brain tumor as well as the relationship that develops between him and his therapist.

Joseph Gordon Levitt is the cancer guy and Seth Rogen is his best friend. The kind of friend we would all want to have at our side. A combination of endless support and a very biting sense of humor. The black kind.

What I like about this is its lack of even a grain of sentimentality. There is no shirking from the fact that people are going to die. There is no backing off with a miracle cure or procedure to get us out of this terminal situation.

The players are all in tune. There is no false note. Angelica Huston is a mom who is unaccustomed to things not going her way. She is great.