Ok fine. That might be a bit dramatic and similar to “killing the messenger.” But still…
This movie?
Grab the tissues, folks. And if you haven’t seen the movie and plan on watching it, you should probably stop reading.
It arrived innocently enough in my mailbox on a Thursday. I planned my Friday evening accordingly, picked up Chipotle for dinner, and settled in. I was looking forward to watching a nice romantic “there’s hope in love” type of movie.
Now, don’t get me wrong, this is that kind of movie.
Except no one told me that she had early onset Parkinson’s and that he would love her anyway.
Despite the fact that he is warned by a third party that as her disease progresses, he will be cleaning up her poop, dressing her, and basically taking care of her for the rest of her (or his) life. Despite the fact that there is no cure.
They break up after he carts her all over the U.S. looking for a cure and she blames him for trying to “fix” her. Then there’s the Big Gesture, and they’re back together. Needless to say the ending made me cry.
Things like this were said:
“I’ve never known anyone who actually believed that I was enough until I met you. And then you made me believe it too.”
“Let’s just say in some alternate universe, there’s a couple just like us, okay? Only she’s healthy and he’s perfect. And their world is about how much they’re going to spend on vacation or who’s in a bad mood that day, or whether they feel guilty about having a cleaning lady. I don’t want to be those people. I want us. You. This.”
Happily Ever After. Plus incontinence, apparently.
I admit, I thought to myself ”…and I can’t even get a date?”
But then I remembered that I like being single.
Whew!
Plus the movie is totally hot! Do not watch with your parents
If I ever finishing watching the Vampire Diaries Season 1 Disc 2, I’ll get to see this movie.
I’m looking forward to it! And I’ll try to remember to pick up a new box of tissues before it arrives…