Too much of everything

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kudos to the writers who created this unique simple character who everyone will love once they are 10 minutes or so into the movie. He's funny, extraordinary, and the actor playing him is just perfect for the role.It is a phenomenal love story, it'll make you happy and sad. I just love Keith, and oh boy is it so underrated... It deserves more attention.8/10

I'm a substitute teacher and a female 13 year old student recommended I watch this movie. After watching, I am very worried that teens are emotionally moved by this movie. The main character is completely derailed from her goals, life aspirations, interests, friends with good influences... All by a boy who intentionally wants to "have fun" at her expense because he is depressed from dying from cancer and life isn't fair. He of course withholds that from her, plays mind games with her, and thus she loses perspective and falls for him. The parents, teachers, and counselor are portrayed as incompetent. She loses her virginity to this guy who immediately says to forget it happened. I would not let my daughter watch this. It normalizes the worst parts of psychopathic liars, making their relationship appear desirable and romantic! Especially disappointed by the ending where she chooses to take on the boy's interests and she completely forgets her own. She loses her identity to this psychopathic boy's. Just no.

I stumbled upon this movie one afternoon while sick. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, the reason being I am 40 yrs old and this seemed to be more of a teen movie. After watching it I think my age actually plays a big part in why I enjoyed it so much because the movie went deeper than the normal teen drama. It dealt with real life issues. I would recommend this movie if you haven't already watched it. It is entertaining and at the same time it stands as a reminder of what is really important in life. The reason I felt compelled to even comment or write this is because the actor that played Keith was absolutely amazing. I've heard Jesse McCartney's name before but I didn't know anything about him or what he is capable of doing in a role. He was great and I look forward to watching him in future roles.

I'm not much for romances, especially ones like this that appear to have a million clichés...and looking through the 5 or so bad reviews on this film, I kept seeing people saying that this has been done before. But it really hasn't. This movie is one for the books, man. And trust me when I say I was quite hesitant to watch Jessie McCartney act. But my Lord, this movie took my breath away. It's 100% true that when it ends, you just want to applaud it. People are so angry, claiming that this isn't a love story and that the movie tries to make out that it is. I won't say they're wrong, but they clearly were not watching the same movie I was because I did not hear the phrase "I love you" come into play a single time. And while, even so, the film does portray a sappy, teenage love story, that is absolutely not all there is to it. If all you can see is the clichés and the cheesy teenage love, then you are going to miss out on something beautiful. This movie is so touching and so wonderfully crafted. I watched it expecting nothing, and it wound up impacting me greatly. Do yourself a favor. Watch this movie. Watch it with an open mind, and you will remember it.