I have a headache from crying so hard.
There is a powerful message in this movie. If you are lucky enough to find love, go in all the way. Dive deep, even though you know your heart is going to shatter into a million little pieces in the end.
"All My Life" is a movie about a couple who have an elaborate wedding (through the support of their close friends and a wildly successful GoFundMe campaign), even though the groom has only months to live as he is dying of terminal cancer.
I heard a quote that I'll never forget from the father of a man gunned down senselessly. He said, "grief is the purest expression of love". I'd like to add to that another variation on a theme. "Love is the purest expression of love".
When I saw "LaLa Land", I remember instantly being totally mesmerized by Jessica Rothe. She was one of Emma Stone's roommates, so she did not have a major role. But she has a star quality that I have not witnessed since seeing Cybill Shepherd in "The Last Picture Show". She is such a remarkable actress. I am certain that she is going to become a major, major star.
Rothe and her costar Harry Shum, Jr. (from Crazy Rich Asians) have a magical chemistry in this film. You will fall in love with each of them as individuals, and in multitudes as a couple.
This film is just absolutely amazing. It's a love story that redefines love stories.
One of my favorite lines is when Shum says, "I don't know if I want to go through with this wedding, all our guests will see is a widow in white".
Oh God I'm starting to cry again.
Please see this movie. Take my word for it, you will be moved to tears. Don't hold back, dive into this story along with this beautiful couple. Though you know what's going to happen in the end, it will not allow you to keep your heart guarded from the inevitable tragedy to come. And that's what makes it an amazing love story.
For grief is the purest expression of love.
Review of All My Life
