Synopsis
A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.
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Cast
- Hilary SwankKate
- Emmy RossumBec
- Josh DuhamelEvan
- Stephanie BeatrizJill
- Jason RitterWil
- Julian McMahonLiam
- Ali LarterKeely
- Andrea SavageAlyssa
- Gerald DowneyBill
- Mike DoyleTom
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
Despite holes in the storytelling, Ms. Swank and Ms. Rossum keep it real. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
A movie about this subject matter is a tough sell, but Swank and Rossum are brilliant, and in its own unique way, You’re Not You is one of the best buddy movies of the year. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
You're Not You isn't entirely successful in avoiding a television movie-style predictability in its depiction of its central character's incapacitating illness. But its superb performances and emotional complexity ultimately elevate its familiar themes. - 60
Variety
While the film’s last two acts begin to deepen its characters in generally satisfying ways, You’re Not You throws down its initial gauntlet with an off-putting lack of subtlety. - 58
The A.V. Club
Here’s the frustrating thing about You’re Not You: Wolfe clearly knows what he’s doing and has the actors to pull it off, but he’s tasteful to a fault. Great melodramas achieve the sublime by risking ridicule, something which You’re Not You does only once. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
You’re Not You fails to bring us the fear or the tears that this story warrants. It sticks in the mind no longer than it takes you to change shirts after that ice bucket dunking. - 40
New York Daily News
The sort of movie that’s not good enough to embrace, but not quite bad enough to dismiss. - 30
Village Voice
The most interesting aspects of the film — the real pressures felt by caregivers; popular perception of the severely disabled — are obliterated by the heavy-handed script and Swank’s inspirational bromides.
