Sureeya Sibi At first i thought it was a conversational/comedy movie based on the title and i didn't even read the story line before watching and i had no idea about ,how the movie will go. It's totally a different subject. Taking a serious issues that caused/causing many problem among the Americans and they bought it to the big screen with their best. Annie Parker is a brave women . what she went through was totally unbelievable. Believe in the cause and try your best. May be something will turn your way. Don't lose self confidence. So much of inspiration, pain, frustration, anger played a vital role to the key story line. An awareness movie. Not to forget Aaron Paul role. He gave his best once again. Underrated movie. A movie not to be missed .

john119 Somewhere buried in this film is a story worth telling. Unfortunately it cannot fight its way through the unfortunate directing efforts. Samantha Morton, as Annie Parker, demonstrates formidable acting skills and deserves, on the basis of this production alone, to receive wider acclaim and challenging roles. Annie Parker's story is both appealing and important, an engaging tale of a woman with humour and determination, prepared to take on the world and the medical establishment to prove her point that cancer can be and often is the product of a genetic flaw. It changed not only the medical profession's view of the disease, but altered our own, and she fills the role of a hero (heroine) in making her case. Helen Hunt, as the scientist who confirm's Parker's suspicions, is more than adequate, but this is Samantha Morton's vehicle.All well and good, but stories need to be told well to make an impact, and in movies this falls on the shoulders of the director, former cameraman Steve Bernstein. Bernstein may know how to handle apertures but he sure can't handle actors - not when it comes to telling a story without employing a car load of clichés, both visual and literary (he and his con collaborated on a screenplay - one more example of why the chore of writing and directing should be separated.)In the hands of a Sarah Polley or someone with her insight and sensitivity, this could have been a wonderful moving and educational tale. In Bernstein's hands it's more like a high-priced episode of As The World Turns (the star is for Ms Morton's work).

Chrissy Sellon I thought this was a a great movie. I laughed and I cried. It is an emotional movie that shows you one women's journey with hereditary breast cancer and how they found the genetic mutation that causes some strains of breast cancer. It really touched me personally as breast cancer has touched my family. I have watched my sister battle breast cancer not once but twice. No one wants to watch a movie about cancer, I get it. But there was something so real and genuine about Annie parker. She is a 3 time survivor! I would love the opportunity to meet her one day. She's gone through so much yet she smiles and lives her life to the fullest. Everyone can benefit from seeing this movie. Watch it with your mom or sister or best friend. And learn your family medical history and do monthly breast exams. It's so important.

pstraub-820-432510 The subject matter is quite heavy but is told with sincerity and real-person humor. The title may seem a trifle misleading since the contact between Annie and the researcher is tangential at best -- they meet only once. The the "decoding" goes beyond finding and sequencing the BRCA1 gene. We witness the unwrapping of emotions and the development of a life-fulfilling spirit in Annie and many of the people to whom she is connected. Some relationships work, other don't, but at its core the film remains true to its belief in Annie's undying spirit. The only negative that keeps my review from being a 10 is that a few of the scenes in which the finding the BRCA1 gene proceeds are stiff and almost formulaic, in stark contrast to the reality of the rest of the film. Go see it and you will be talking about it to many of your friends.