Undescribable Perfection

Sick Product of a Sick System

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Certainly the terminal disease angle in films has been done and then done again. If a really talented writer does the script justice then you can move people to really great heights of emotion. The film 50/50 buried that emotion under disgusting crude humour and this film buries that huge emotion under a very slapped together script, rushed performances, and honestly the cast just looks sort of bored, or forced into this. The film advertises itself heavily using performances by "Academy Award Winners" Kathy Bates and Whoopi Goldbergh, both of whom have just cameos in the film basically. The film tries to be a romance but also a drama, comedy and it never really finds its foothold in any one genre and that is a problem for it. The film is watchable and has some fun scenes but it misses the mark in so many ways. I knew right away that it wasn't going to live up to a mainstream theatre release because when a film like this comes out on DVD that you've never heard of but has a big Hollywood cast...there is a reason it didn't find a distributor/producer or an audience. You will like this...its cute but then that's all there is.Kate Hudson has made her mark by playing the cute, fun, romantic lead type of girl. This film tries to give her some edge as promiscuous, career driven woman with an attitude who finds herself thrown off by a terminal diagnoses and then by falling in love. She's good but she doesn't even try to take it to another level. As I mentioned, I think it felt like she was obligated to do this film and didn't really give it her all. Gael García Bernal was almost downright boring in his role. The character was completely under developed, the chemistry between them was a joke and yet the driving force in this film is this magic, once in a lifetime romance that blossoms over two or three scenes. Very poor scripting on the part of the writer and sub par performances on both Bernal and Hudson. The highlight of this film is really the supporting characters. Kathy Bates is fun as Hudson's Mom, Treat Williams as her Dad in one or two scenes. Her best friends played by Lucy Punch and Romany Malco do a solid job but they are underused. A really fun cameo by Peter Dinklage ends up being the best scene in the whole film.I might sound particularly bitter towards this film, especially since I am giving it a decent 6 but the film has such potential and its wasted and I feel like its just because no one gives any effort at all. TV director Nicole Kassell tries her best but the script is very weak and she does put together some decent scenes but it will leave you feeling empty. My guess would be that some studio had days or weeks left on contracts with the stars and/or the script so they churned it out. Its average in every way and while its not a waste of time you will feel as cheated as I did out of a great movie. 6/10

A little bit of heaven was a very good movie. This movie made you sad,happy,and inspired. Kate Hudson was very convincing in her role as Marley. Gael Garcia Bernal was also very convincing in his role as Julian. The Director Nicole Kassell did an amazing job at telling the story in this movie. Her choices for the soundtrack and camera angles did an amazing job at setting the tone and mood for the movie. I would definitely recommend this movie to family and friends. i wouldn't change a thing about this movie. anyone who is interested in romantic/drama movies should definitely watch this movie. Overall i thought it was an amazing movie and everyone should watch it!

Cried my eyes out in both laughter and sorrow (in the best way possible). Kate Hudsons portrayal of a lively women who finds out she has terminal cancer, made the painful reality of cancer easier to understand and accept. The decision to have Marley not loose her hair didn't make this story less believable because the makeup and hair did justice to the image of suffering and illness. I felt and loved every moment of Kates performance and I loved every minute of this movie. I recommend it to everyone, not only because it teaches us to live our lives as if the world was ending tomorrow, but also because no other film has had the balls to address the delicacy of someone passing on with so much detail all the way to the very end. Most films cut out the hardest part of losing a loved one in the last minute, where as the writer tackled it with dignity and truth. I hope to see Kate Hudson in more films that demonstrate her bravery and talent with dramatic stories.

Good movie with a great down to earth and very believable storyline. Very real to life situation since my mother is also battling cancer. It is a very hard thing to deal with as this movie showed. Very easy to relate with the story. Very realistic acting with the actors playing very real life situations. The mother and father situation was very real to me. Although the Dr did everything he could to try and make her happy she did push him away and that is something I've seen in several real life experiences. Also loved the music. The songs selected must have very well thought out. Does anyone know where to get the soundtrack please?!!! thank you