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Now Is Good

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 43m
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7.0/10
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Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
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A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
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35K
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    • Ol Parker
    • Jenny Downham(based on the book "Before I Die" by)
    • Ol Parker
  • Stars
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Josef Altin
    • Jeremy Irvine
    • Ol Parker
    • Jenny Downham(based on the book "Before I Die" by)
    • Ol Parker
  • Stars
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Josef Altin
    • Jeremy Irvine
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    • 70User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
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    Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
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    Dakota Fanning and Kaya Scodelario in Now Is Good (2012)
    Dakota Fanning in Now Is Good (2012)
    Paddy Considine and Dakota Fanning in Now Is Good (2012)
    Olivia Williams in Now Is Good (2012)
    Paddy Considine in Now Is Good (2012)
    Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
    Kaya Scodelario and Jeremy Irvine in Now Is Good (2012)
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    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Tessa Scott
    Josef Altin
    Josef Altin
    • Jake
    Jeremy Irvine
    Jeremy Irvine
    • Adam
    Paddy Considine
    Paddy Considine
    • Father
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Mother
    Kaya Scodelario
    Kaya Scodelario
    • Zoey
    Edgar Canham
    • Cal
    Joe Cole
    Joe Cole
    • Scott
    Julia Ford
    Julia Ford
    • Sally
    Julian Wadham
    Julian Wadham
    • Dr. Ryan
    Rakie Ayola
    Rakie Ayola
    • Phillippa
    Tom Kane
    Tom Kane
    • Paul
    Franz Drameh
    Franz Drameh
    • Tommy
    Simon Wilson
    Simon Wilson
    • Suit
    Susan Brown
    Susan Brown
    • Shirley
    Clare Swinburne
    • Nurse #1
    Sarah Hadland
    Sarah Hadland
    • Caroline
    Kate Dickie
    Kate Dickie
    • Doctor
      • Ol Parker
      • Jenny Downham(based on the book "Before I Die" by)
      • Ol Parker
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    • Trivia
      Jeremy Irvine was offered the lead role of 'Peeta Mellark' in The Hunger Games (2012), but he turned down the role to do this film instead.
    • Goofs
      In the indoor skydiving scene the last shot is mirrored: the gap in Tessa's teeth is suddenly on her right side and the texts on her helmet and suit are reversed.
    • Quotes

      Tessa Scott: Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Now Is Good (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Soufie
      Written by T. Marks

      Performed by Banco de Gaia

      Published by Copyright Control (PRS)

      Courtesy of Gecko Recordings

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    9/10
    'Live every moment, love every minute'
    Likely too many potential viewers will see this exquisite little film as just another Bucket List movie, but nothing could be further from the truth. Adapted by Director/Screenwriter Ol Parker form Jenny Downham's novel 'Before I Die', the film deals with delicate issues in a mature way and allows the emotional aspect of the film's theme to soar into that realm of films that deal with death in an honest and respectful way.

    Tessa Scott (Dakota Fanning in a miraculous performance with a perfect British accent!) is diagnosed with leukemia. Despite her four-year devotion to chemotherapy she has discovered that her cancer is terminal and her doctors don't give her very long to live. Tessa with the help of her best friend Zoey (Kaya Scodelario) comes up with a list of things she wants to do before she dies, including some risky behaviors that she deems necessary to have "lived". Tessa's dad (Paddy Considine) is resistant to Tessa's behavior from the start but realizes he has little influence and can only enjoy the time they have left. Best friend Zoey is excited and supportive of the outrageous bucket list until an unplanned pregnancy test comes up positive. Tessa's parents are divorced and have very different views on her desire to experience the dangerous side of life before she passes. Her mother (Olivia Williams) simply cannot deal with the diagnosis and copes by distancing herself from Tessa's activities and is more or less absentee in her role as a mother. Her father's main mechanism for coping is denial. Tessa mentions that he spends hours on the computer looking up possible treatments for her even after the doctors have told her that the cancer has consumed her body. Tessa's little brother Cal (Edgar Canham) is a brutally honest individual that has mixed feelings ranging from lack of care to jealousy to sadness. In the beginning of the novel Cal says to his sister "I'm gonna miss you" during a joking situation. One of Tessa's last wishes is to find love, of which she thinks she has with her neighbor Adam (Jeremy Irvine whose performance here is as fine as his War Horse role). Adam is shy and his main priority is taking care of his sickly mother after their father died. But Tessa's gradually breaks through Adam's fears and the two fall in love, Adam promising to stay with Tessa until the end. The film follows her last few months of life, explores her relationships with her loved ones, and her personal feelings about being trapped in a failing body. The film is tenderly brought to a credible and touching close - everyone has grown to appreciate that 'now is good'.

    Dakota Fanning rises to new heights in her sensitive portrayal and her skills are matched by inimitable performances by Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Jeremy Irvine, Kaya Scodelario and a superb supporting cast. This is a very beautiful film that begs to be seen and understood. Never sanguine, it is just an honest piece of life - and death.

    Grady Harp
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    • gradyharp
    • Jan 21, 2013

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      • September 19, 2012 (United Kingdom)
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      • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
      • BBC Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
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