Review of Irreplaceable You (2018) by Abigail H — 28 May 2018

If you are looking for a tearjerker romance movie, I highly suggest watching Irreplaceable You. I have watched other tearjerker romance movies, but none of them compared to this movie. I cried throughout most of this movie, which doesn't always happen for me.

The story shows two best friends, Sam and Abbie, who have known each other their whole lives and are now engaged. I thought the actors who played these two roles did an excellent job. I liked how the director portrayed Abbie as a strong woman. Sometimes I feel like, in romance movies, the woman is always shown as some soft flower who doesn't always stand up for herself and just shuts down in a bad situation, like a breakup. This was not the case with Abbie. She was portrayed as a very determined woman when she put her mind to something. Which I liked because I felt like I could relate to her.

In the movie, it shows Sam working as a TA for what seems like a medical anatomy and physiology class. Which, I have taken that class. So, it was fun for me to actually know what the characters were talking about in some parts; whereas, others might not have understood what was going on.

I really liked how the movie wasn't strictly serious after Abbie gets diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer. It shows her trying to plan out Sam's life without her and making sure it is full of happy, uplifting things. For example, Abbie sets up "appointments" with other girls to see if they are a right fit for Sam, so he isn't alone after she passes away. Which, is weird considering she's setting her finace up with other women, but it kind of creates a soft spot in your heart knowing she wants Sam to be happy.

One flaw that the movie had was showing Abbie's sickness. It didn't portray her as someone who has cancer. You typically will think of extreme weight loss, in some cases, the loss of the hair, and throwing up. There were two scenes that showed her throwing up and losing a chunk of hair but that was really it. It didn't show her sickness over time like it should have.

Overall, I really liked this movie. I highly suggest it if you're in a mood for a tearjerker movie.