A very meaningful look through home video of the few months of treatment and eventual death of actor/director/teacher Mel Howard. He and is wife Michelle Le Brun (who write, directs, and produces this film) keep their home video running through the turmoil of Howard's battle with liver cancer. Here is an honest look at the dying process complete with fear and frustration, sorrow and the joy of life.
2 Reviews
A Very Touching Film
DrGerbil12 June 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I admire the individuals in this film very much. It was very brave of Michelle and Mel to videotape Mel's battle with cancer, even though Mel did not know at the time that it would be made into a documentary. Mel is a very articulate person; his ability to express himself is one of the best parts of this movie.
It's a shame that more people did not see this movie; unfortunately, death is such a difficult subject that I can see where most folks would not want to watch.
My only criticism is that I feel the film was too "New-Agey." There were several points in the film where I got the sense that random/meaningless statements or events were being treated as though they were highly profound. I hesitate to bring this up in light of the touchy subject matter, but that issue did bother me.
Overall, though, a great film.
It's a shame that more people did not see this movie; unfortunately, death is such a difficult subject that I can see where most folks would not want to watch.
My only criticism is that I feel the film was too "New-Agey." There were several points in the film where I got the sense that random/meaningless statements or events were being treated as though they were highly profound. I hesitate to bring this up in light of the touchy subject matter, but that issue did bother me.
Overall, though, a great film.
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