50/50

It took some guts to make a comedy about cancer, a subject often not joked about.  I've never had cancer, but I'd have to guess it's actually much worse than the film portrays, but that's okay, the movie is supposed to make us laugh.  Seth Rogen plays Seth Rogen again and Joseph Gordon-Levitt does a fine job as our cancer patient with a 50/50 chance of living (as the title would suggest).  The supporting cast filled out nicely despite some of the predictability of their roles. The shitty girlfriend who's eventually replaced with a much more suitable love interest, and the over-bearing mother.  I also appreciated the dad with Alzheimer's, a subject they didn't make a joke of, but I found it one of the more touching relationships in the movie.  There were quite a few laughs throughout, it's good. Recommend.