abigailheinsohn
If you are looking for a tearjerker romance movie, I highly suggest watching Irrepleacble You on netflix. I have watched other tearjerker romance movies, but none of them compared to this one. I cried throughout most of this movie, which doesn't always happen for me in chick flicks.
The story shows two bestfriends, Sam and Abbie, who have known each other their whole lives and are now engaged. I thought the actors who played these two roles did an excellent job. I liked how the director casted Abbie as a strong woman. Sometimes I feel like, in romance movies, the woman is always casted as some soft flower who doesn't always stand up for herself and just shuts down in a bad situation, like a breakup. This was not the case with Abbie. She was portrade as a very determinded woman when she put her mind to something. Which I liked because I felt like I could relate to her.
In the movie, it shows Sam working as a TA for what seems like a medical anatomy and physiology class. Which, I have taken that class. So, it was fun for me to actually know what the characters were talking about in some parts; whereas, others might not have understood what was going on.
I really liked how the movie wasn't strickly serious after Abbie gets diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer. It shows her trying to plan out Sam's life without her and making sure it is full of happy, uplifting things. For example, Abbie sets up "appointments" with other girls to see if they are a right fit for Sam, so he isn't alone after she passes away. Which, is weird considering she's setting her finace up with other women, but it kind of creates a soft spot in your heart knowing she wants Sam to be happy.
One flaw that the movie had was showing Abbie's sickness. It didn't portray her as someone who has cancer. You typically will think of extreme weightloss, in some cases, the loss of the hair, and throwing up. There were two scenes that showed her throwing up and losing a chunk of hair but that was really it. It didn't show her sickness over time like it should have.
Overall, I really liked this movie. I highly suggest it if you're in a mood for a tearjerker movie.
amritasingh-asm
Makes you realize how really fragile the life is, and we take it so much for granted.
Hellmant
'IRREPLACABLE YOU': Four Stars (Out of Five)A romantic drama about a couple who have been best friends since childhood, and are now engaged to be married, who's happiness is destroyed when one of them is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman. Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan, Timothy Simmons, Kate McKinnon and Jacki Weaver also all have supporting roles in the movie. It was directed by first time feature filmmaker Stephanie Laing, and it was written by actress turned first time screenwriter Bess Wohl. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics, and it was also released by Netflix through it's streaming site. I found it to be really sweet and touching. I definitely got a little teary eyed (briefly) too. Abbie (Mbatha-Raw) and Sam (Huisman) have been best friends since they were 8, and now they're engaged to be married and hoping for a child. Instead of finding out that Abbie is pregnant though, they find out that she has terminal cancer. Knowing that she could go at anytime, Abbie decides to dedicate most of her time to finding a new romantic partner for Sam (to take care of him when she's gone). She also makes a few new friends along the way.The movie is funny, in pretty dark ways at times, and it's also incredibly sweet. It's also (of course) a heartbreaking tearjerker. I know a lot of people that try to avoid films like this, but I love them. I really respect a movie that can get me really emotionally worked up, especially to the point of actual tears. This is one of those films. It's not a great movie, but it's definitely well made, and heartfelt.
bringamac
FINAL WARNING! SPOILER ALERT!
Here's the thing, the storyline is good. But the one thing that I seem conflicted about is that I can't tell whether this movie is a dark comedy or a sad love story. I also dislike that at the very beginning it tells us what is going to happen. Give the viewer the chance to connect to the main character before already telling us she passed away!!! (sorry that part really bothered me). Also, I felt the film was somewhat low budget, or maybe they could have added more onto it, for example I think a scene of her funeral would have credited the movie better. Also, I dislike that at the end it seemed like everybody was too happy. IDK it just felt off, maybe I am too emotional. Nonetheless for being a Netflix Original, it is something you could watch to kill time. But I probably wouldn't watch it again. Oh last thing, CANCER SUCKS!!