dylananders
Hilary Swank plays a great role in this movie, she truly shows the pain and suffering that someone with ALS faces. Although it is just acting, Swank moves you as she shows a struggling pianist that not only has to face a horrible disease, but faces emotional distress emotionally. As Swank's character becomes more sick, Swank must act more and more sickly, moving slower and speaking slower also. This movie pulls on the heartstrings as the fight between Swank's character and the fight with ALS becomes increasingly difficult. The fact that Swank can accurately represent the disease in the movie allows those that do not understand the disease to see the struggles and issues that those that suffer face every day. I enjoyed this movie because it is a serious drama and it made me feel happy, sad, joyous, and thoughtful all at the same time. It was joyous because Kate is enabled to live her life to the fullest and her caretaker, Bec, gets a new look at life. I would recommend this movie because of the great portrayal of Swank. The only thing that was weird was the character of Evan, portrayed by Josh Duhamel, although his character played an important role... he was only visible for the first 20mins of the movie, then his appearances were weird and misplaced. OVERALL: This movie is great for the portrayal of ALS, and Swank played a great role.
MovieHoliks
I have had this movie in my queue at Netflix for awhile now, and finally got around to watching it yesterday. Two-time Academy Award winner, Hilary Swank, stars as a classical pianist struck with ALS, and Emmy Rossum plays the brash college student who becomes her caregiver. Josh Duhamel plays her supportive hubbie not too sure about bringing this unpredictable new presence into their lives, but the two women become close very quickly as both their lives change significantly from their relationship. I notice something here- that the two lead actresses are expanding upong perhaps their best-known roles. Swank, as the bed-ridden subject of one of her two Oscar-winning roles, "Million Dollar Baby", and Emmy Rossum, as the self-sacrificing caregiver of TV's "Shameless". I'm not bashing the movie for this- in fact, I'm saying this is what works best for it. And Swank may be the Oscar winner, but it's Emmy Rossum who really steals the show in this movie. And wow!- what a cast (seems like a lot of them have worked in Clint Eastwood-directed films-??)- Ernie Hudson, Loretta Devine, Jason Ritter, Frances Fisher, Marcia Gay Harden, Ed Begley, Jr., and Julian McMahon of TV's "Nip/Tuck" round out the cast. \
Gordon-11
This film tells the story of a woman in her time of her life, whose life is turned upside down when she notices tenors of her hand. The next thing she knows, she is battling the steadily progressive and irreversible disease of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.While the ice bucket challenge raises superficial awareness towards ALS, "You're Not You" really tells people what it is like to have a motor neurone disease. Hilary Swank acts with terrific realism in this film, even down to the changing quality of her voice. The plot is super moving, I lost count the number of times my eyes tear up. To me it's a bit of mystery why she gives Bec a chance to nurse her, but it's very refreshing to see that they strike up an unlikely but deep and lasting friendship that us based on mutual respect and trust. I really enjoyed watching this film.
pmckinnon
This is going to my Top 10 list! What a powerful movie.Yes, bring your tissues...you'll need them. I don't like it because it's a tear jerker (not really my favorite kind of movie), but because of the excellent story, fabulous screenplay and wonderful acting.No, it's not "squishy", not a girlie movie (it's Hillary Swank for goodness sake) - it's wonderfully engaging.Watch carefully. Pay attention. Hillary Swank shows us what she is feeling without a word. There are subtle clues that keep one IN the movie.This is one I'll watch many times.
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