Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Abigail Breslin | ... | Anna Fitzgerald | |
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Walter Raney | ... | Pawn Shop Proprietor |
Sofia Vassilieva | ... | Kate Fitzgerald | |
Cameron Diaz | ... | Sara Fitzgerald | |
Heather Wahlquist | ... | Aunt Kelly | |
Jason Patric | ... | Brian Fitzgerald | |
Evan Ellingson | ... | Jesse Fitzgerald | |
Alec Baldwin | ... | Campbell Alexander | |
Nicole Marie Lenz | ... | Gloria (as Nicole Lenz) | |
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Paul Butler | ... | Jesse age 3 (as Paul Christopher Butler) |
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Olivia Hancock | ... | Kate age 2 |
Jeffrey Markle | ... | Dr. Wayne | |
Emily Deschanel | ... | Dr. Farquad | |
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John DeRosa | ... | EMT (as John De Rosa) |
Marcos A. Ferraez | ... | EMT (as Marcos De La Cruz) |
In Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. Campbell accepts to work pro bono and the obsessed Sara decides to go to court to force Anna to help her sister. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
It's impossible to write a review without spoilers for this movie so I'll simply say....
Fantastic Cast, Emotional story, Well written but average direction (hence 9/10 not 10)
For me the direction in the first half could have been better but you'll forget about it after a while. The ending could have been better too. The Director has missed a trick here. When you watch it (and love it still) you'll know what I mean and think about the ending you actually wanted.
All that said, you have to see this movie!