Review of Gleason (2016) by Coco5150 — 28 Oct 2016

An absolute must see for any one that loves someone (clearly the critic who gave this film a 50 is a loner with no life - who reviews a movie about a man's progression of ALS, watches his wife, children and family endure the excruciating cruelty that is ALS and scores a 50? He probably is an ex-actor that stared in a few commercials for tampons and never went past a screen test so he decided to become a film critic whatever that means - working the popcorn stand at the theater in between writing reviews?) DO NOT read that review it is stupidity at its finest and yes he is a total d**k.

Hopefully he won't get hit by a bus tomorrow and have to wake up paralyzed from the neck down and have some loser critic score him a "50". Where do these people come from? This film will rip your heart out and make you feel truly grateful for every day that you are well.

The most amazing person in this documentary is his wife, Machel. She is an unbelievable woman and is a pillar of strength. She has a very bright future. This disease spares no one in its path - I applaud them for making this film to raise awareness for this devastating illness.

I had no idea as to ghe amount of physical, and (even worse) mental suffering that a person endures as the the disease takes its grip. They are both incredibly brave. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire family.

Brutally raw and honest but with a very personal narrative since Steve records his own difficult journey into the darkest part of ALS.