Life in a Year | Film Review
I heard nothing about this film before it came out, which was really surprising because it had such a good cast. But even though I'm starting to feel the cancer-movie fatigue, I thought I'd give this one a go. When Daryn (Jaden Smith) finds out that his girlfriend Isabelle (Cara Delevingne) is dying of cancer, he decides to pack a lifetime of memories into the year she has left. I enjoyed this film more than I thought I would. I was surprised at how little this film was promoted, especially because, as I've said, it had a really good cast. Normally with stories like this, the beginning of the film feels unnecessary because you're waiting to get to the main plot. But with this one, even the backstory was really interesting, and definitely didn't feel unnecessary. I loved the characters, particularly Daryn who is a really great character. But all of these characters have their own stories and lives, and they all feel really well written and thought-out. The relat...