Now Is Good (2012)

Director:

Ol Parker

Writers:

Jenny Downham (novel)
Ol Parker (written by)

Release Date:

19 September 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Live every moment, love every minute

Plot:

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity. |

Plot Keywords:

Leukemia | Dying | Virgin | Loss Of Virginity | Cancer

Cast

Dakota Fanning	...	Tessa Scott
Jeremy Irvine	...	Adam
Paddy Considine	...	Father
Olivia Williams	...	Mother
Kaya Scodelario	...	Zoey
Edgar Canham	...	Cal
Joe Cole	...	Scott
Julia Ford	...	Sally
Julian Wadham	...	Dr. Ryan
Josef Altin	...	Jake
Rakie Ayola	...	Phillippa
Tom Kane	...	Paul
Franz Drameh	...	Tommy
Simon Wilson	...	Suit
Susan Brown	...	Shirley
Clare Swinburne	...	Nurse #1
Sarah Hadland	...	Caroline
Kate Dickie	...	Doctor
Rose Leslie	...	Fiona
Sarah Niles	...	Nurse #2
Morgan Watkins	...	Nurse
Isabella Laughland	...	Beth
Patrick Baladi	...	Richard
Luke Carroll	...	Instructor
Darren Morfitt	...	Mark
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Habib Anibaba	...	Man Kissing Girlfriend (uncredited)
Hamed Arif	...	House Party Guest (uncredited)
Jonathan Brooks	...	Civilian (uncredited)
Robert Clayton	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Teresa Couch	...	Clinic Nurse (uncredited)
Darren Hammock	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Matthew David Hearn	...	Hospital Porter (uncredited)
James Lee Hunt	...	Guy (uncredited)
Mo Idriss	...	Shopping Mall Male (uncredited)
Victoria Ley	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Simone Liebman	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Sarah Lowe	...	Girl on Pier (uncredited)
Martyn Mayger	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Kiki McCaffery	...	Girl (uncredited)
Les Nash	...	Stall Holder on Pier (uncredited)
Adam Nowell	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Meaghan O'Neill	...	House Party Guest (uncredited)
Cera Rose Pickering	...	Girl On Bus (uncredited)
Kirsty Seager	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Brian P Smith	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Michelle Somerszaule	...	Staff Nurse (uncredited)
Julie Vollono	...	Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Josh Wichard	...	Pier Visitor (uncredited)

Directed by
Ol Parker

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jenny Downham		novel "Before I Die"
Ol Parker		written by

Produced by
Graham Broadbent	....	producer
Peter Czernin	....	producer (as Pete Czernin)
Malina DeCarlo	....	assistant producer
Jenny Downham	....	associate producer
Peter Hampden	....	executive producer
Sarah Harvey	....	co-producer
Richard Hewitt	....	co-producer
Adam Kulick	....	executive producer
Christine Langan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dustin O'Halloran

Cinematography by
Erik Wilson		(director of photography) (as Erik Alexander Wilson)

Film Editing by
Peter Lambert

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Amanda McArthur

Art Direction by
John Reid

Set Decoration by
Bridget Menzies

Costume Design by
Suzie Harman

Makeup Department
Roseanna Larner	....	makeup trainee
Daniel Phillips	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor
Elena Zokas	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lindsay Gough	....	additional third assistant director
Mark Hopkins	....	second assistant director
Liam Lock	....	additional third assistant director
Josey McNamara	....	third assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Lucy Bullen	....	graphic artist
Jay Butcher	....	stand-by carpenter
David Cheesman	....	property master
Esmeralda Momferratou	....	art department trainee
Warren Parkinson	....	dressing prop
Dave Reed	....	construction manager
Jon Ziman-Bright	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hanks	....	foley artist
John Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Nick Roberts	....	adr mixer
Andrew Rowe	....	second boom
Paul Schwartz	....	boom operator
Simon Trundle	....	foley mixer/editor
Ian Waggott	....	foley artist
Ian Wilson	....	supervising sound editor
Yanti Windrich	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Paul Wrightson	....	supervising dialogue editor
Robert Karlsson	....	dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Luke Butler	....	digital compositor
Naomi Butler	....	digital compositor
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
James Clarke	....	head of DI
Tom Collier	....	digital compositor
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects
James Elster	....	digital compositor
Sean Farrow	....	executive visual effects supervisor
Elysia Greening	....	digital compositor
David Lloyd	....	senior systems engineer
Philippe Ludivig	....	digital compositor
Abigail McKenzie	....	digital lab operator
Dylan Owen	....	digital compositor (as Dylan Wyn Owen)
Jane Paton	....	digital compositor
Antonio Rodríguez Díaz	....	digital compositor
Katie Roehrick	....	visual effects coordinator
Daniel Spain	....	systems engineer
Lucy Tanner	....	visual effects coordinator
Daniel Tomlinson	....	scanning & recording manager
Thomas Waddington	....	digital lab operator

Stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	stunt double
Stephanie Lelievre	....	stunt performer
Arran Topham	....	stunt double: Jeremy Irvine
William Willoughby	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Alberg	....	rigging gaffer
Alex Brown	....	lighting technician
Robbie Chapman	....	camera trainee
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	camera operator: b cam
Christian Hayes	....	lighting technician
Nick Kenealy	....	second video assist operator
Andy Lowe	....	gaffer
Ian Murray	....	standby rigger
Louise Purvis	....	video tape operator
Barry Quibell	....	camera truck driver
Iwan Prys Reynolds	....	focus puller
James Shovlar	....	video assist operator
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Trevor Speed	....	clapper loader
Chris Stones	....	best boy
Del Strachan	....	key grip
Nick C. Teulon	....	trainee grip (as Nick Teulon)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Gore	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Rob Ackerman	....	technical support
Linden Brownbill	....	digital intermediate technical support
Luke Carey	....	delivery coordinator
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
Ritchie Ferguson	....	technical support
Stuart Fyvie	....	digital colourist
Scott Macbeth	....	technical support
Jerry Ramsbottom	....	assistant editor
Diana Vasquez	....	assistant on-line editor
Rick White	....	technical support

Music Department
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay	....	music supervision assistant

Transportation Department
Simon Burgess	....	facilities department
Barrie Williams	....	transportation captain
Dave Williams	....	facilities transport captain

Other crew
Tom Ackerley	....	floor runner
Kim Armitage	....	script supervisor
Craig Barwick	....	production accountant
Barbara Berkery	....	voice and dialogue coach
Harry Bott	....	production runner
Matt Brothers	....	additional production runner
Ian Buckley	....	tutor
Anna Burns	....	production assistant
Jessica Corlett	....	floor runner
Daniel Cox	....	additional floor runner
Dave Curtis	....	technical supporter
Sandra Frieze	....	dialogue coach
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Ian Hutchinson	....	co-location manager
Chris Johnston	....	unit manager
Pat Karam	....	location manager
Ben Knight	....	development executive
Jen Lambert	....	unit medic (as Jennifer Lambert)
Thomas Mann	....	representative: Goldcrest (as Tom Mann)
Rachel Martin	....	assistant coordinator
Richard Morrison	....	titles designer
James Panting	....	additional floor runner
Thomas Pook	....	floor runner
Amelia Price	....	production coordinator
Mark Rowan	....	health & safety advisor
Ewan Taylor	....	APATS trainee
Dean Wares	....	titles drawn by

Production Companies

• Goldcrest Pictures (in association with)
• BBC Films
• Blueprint Pictures
• Lipsync Productions
• UK Film Council

Distributors

• Solopan (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Kino Films (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• TF1 (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Falcon Films (2013) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Shoval Film Production (2012) (Israel) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Lipsync Post (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• HireWorks  HD Avid equipment rental
• I'm Rigging  rigging services
• Kodak  filmstock supplied by
• Mediacom 24-7  accommodation and travel
• Sapex Scripts  post production script services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving illness, sexuality, and drugs, and for brief strong language

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:PG12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Goldcrest Pictures

Trivia:

Naomi Watts was considered to play the mother, but Olivia Williams was cast.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tessa Scott:Moments. This is one. This right here, right now, is definitely a moment.
Zoey:Tessa?
Tessa Scott:Anything could happen next.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Projector: Now Is Good (#2.44)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Snow and Light

Best Dakota Fanning performance to date

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Now is Good wont win any points for originality, but the movie will no doubt touch you with its heartbreaking, sincere story, and its beautiful, yet simple filming style. The musical score was used in an effective way to pull at your heartstrings, guiding you through the story in a glowing way than being straight out depressing. That makes Now Is Good one of the better films of its kind, just not great.

Where has Dakota Fanning been? I would think she would have had an Oscar or nomination by now! Dakota to me is the best representation of a child star of our generation! She hasn't fu(ked up and is a good role model of that. Now she has blossomed into a young woman and the transition from child actor to young adult actor was smooth, as this is her most assured, mature and beautiful performance to date! She plays Tessa Scott, a girl dying of leukemia who makes a bucket list of things she wants to do before she dies, then finds love in her path. The supporting actors gave fine performances and in the end moving. Most notable was the dad played by Paddy Considine, and the love interest played by Jeremy Irvine, who to me had great chemistry with Dakota.

Director, Ol Parker hasn't directed a film since his debut in 2005, with the romantic/comedy Imagine Me & You, which I haven't seen, nor heard of. He has crafted a beautiful, heart wrenching film in the likes of Love Story, but sometimes comes off as a made for TV. film, because of the simplicity of its portrayal, but pretty solid for his second film. I just wouldn't call it striking. His adaptation of the novel seems to be heartfelt and inspired though.

Overall, it's not a must see, but the performances alone, especially from Dakota Fanning makes this film worth a watch. 6 out of 10