None of us know what our reaction or thoughts would be if we were given some awful news about our health.
I have had some heart issues in the past, heart attack in 2018, and open heart surgery in 2022. I am grateful to still be here.
So I can relate to some of the uncertainty about how things will be, and the emotions and questions we have about our own mortality.
I found this to be a very empathetic look at how it can affect each individual person and those around them.
Julia(Andie Macdowell) a very well-known Hollywood actress, has been admitted to a hospital with the news that she has cancer.
There she meets three women who are also facing cancer, head on. Some real moments are shared amongst them and they soon start to show Julia that it's ok to be real here and in touch with your feelings.
Clearly, Julia has not had the time to find those feelings and has a hard time accepting the hand that has been dealt her. Eventually, she lets her walls down and allows the other women into her life and how she is coping, even though it's questionable.
The performances are solid here in this film and to get away from the pain they are experiencing from the chemo, they take each other on a holiday which is shared by holding hands and closing their eyes and whoever is in pain selects the destination. Julia's first holiday is not a good result for her, and she then demands she wants to stop the treatment.
Yes, this movie is on a subject that some people may find uncomfortable, but there are some really strong performances here and some light-hearted and funny scenes. I admire the filmmakers for making this more a slice-of-life film, than about the illness.
Wanting to keep the prying eyes and nosey media away from her, she has traveled across the ocean to a chemotherapy clinic outside of London.
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| (L to R) Miriam Margolyes, Rakhee Thakrar, and Sally Phillips |
There she meets three women who are also facing cancer, head on. Some real moments are shared amongst them and they soon start to show Julia that it's ok to be real here and in touch with your feelings.
Clearly, Julia has not had the time to find those feelings and has a hard time accepting the hand that has been dealt her. Eventually, she lets her walls down and allows the other women into her life and how she is coping, even though it's questionable.
The performances are solid here in this film and to get away from the pain they are experiencing from the chemo, they take each other on a holiday which is shared by holding hands and closing their eyes and whoever is in pain selects the destination. Julia's first holiday is not a good result for her, and she then demands she wants to stop the treatment.
One scene in the film is:
So why did you stop making movies?
You think stage 4's terminal?
You should try being a woman in Hollywood over 50.
Even though it is, it's also about living in the moment.
I didn't know what to expect when I started to watch this film, but I'm glad I did.
“My Happy Ending” is adapted from a semi-autobiographical play by the late Israeli playwright Anat Gov, who processed her own terminal cancer diagnosis on the stage.
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