Review of My Life Without Me (2003) by Chads. — 20 Jul 2006

It's a real toss-up as to which character is more pathetic; the janitor with terminal cancer who lives in a trailer, or the hairdresser with braids who devotes her life to a certain unfortunate musical act from the late-eighties.

For the most part, "My Life Without Me" ably transcends TV-movie, disease-of-the-week waters(thanks to Sarah Polley's gritty performance), but even she can't save the scene in which a neighbor(whom we just met) gives an incredibly maudlin monologue that grinds the whole film to a halt.

It's also hard to swallow that the husband doesn't realize his wife is dying. He doesn't seem to be on crack.