This film quietly did the rounds in cinemas, and hopefully will now gain further attention on DVD.
I hope this because it's a decent enough film, touching in places and is well performed by Rafe Spall and Emelia Fox. Spall in particular carries the film, and continues his rise from supporting player to leading man with this project.
It's a bit slow in places, and although it sounds horrible, we've seen a lot of this sort of film, but I hope it does well. It certainly deserves to.
Mum's List
2016
Action / Drama
Mum's List
2016
Action / Drama
Plot summary
A dying mother's life lessons to the husband and sons she left behind. Based on the best-selling novel by St John (Singe) Greene, the film is the story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved create the best life possible for their two sons, after she was gone.
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A heart wrenching film
Heart-breaking but oddly enough, quite uplifting...
This is a delicately touching film about a young woman who is battling a particularly pernicious cancer and of how she, her husband, two young childen and her wider circle of friends and family all have to deal with the closing stages of her life. Based around true events Kate (Emilia Fox) is diagnosed and together with childhood sweetheart-now-husband "Singe" (Rafe Spall) we share some of their initially hopeful, but ultimately fated battle; sometimes by retrospective from the courting days; sometimes real-time, sometimes post mortem. The narrative is cleverly constructed and the two leading performances are strong, poignant and convincing. At times, it does run bit to sentiment - but that lends authenticity to the acting; we do get a sense of the optimism/hope/reality/despair/frustration - all the gamut of emotions that people going through this most horrendous of experience must go through. That sentiment, is not, however, gloopy and sweet - sure there are some cheesy scenes; especially when they are courting; but again that just seems to make the thing that much more plausible - it's about two real folk! it's a tough watch, but I reckon it's as good an attempt to encapsulate the trauma of this kind of scenario as I've seen in a long time, and it not devoid of humour either...
Crying..
After film I've been so emotional after I knew that it's a true story my eyes made falls of tears god bless her lovely soul