Every now and then comes along a movie that talks about death and living with a terminal disease. The dram is heightened if the victim is a kid or young whose natural time hasn’t come. Netflix’s Irreplaceable You movie explores this topic but much without depth and with lots of superficial drama.
Irreplaceable You Movie Cast
Directed by Stephanie Liang the part comedy part Drama promises to look at a lifelong relationship through the lens of terminal illness. Bess Wohl writes the story with Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the lead role.
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Directed By: Stephanie Liang
Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman, Christopher Walken
Network: Netflix
Release Date: February 16 2018
Irreplaceable You Movie Plot
Irreplaceable You movie follows Abbie and Sam as they first butt heads as kids and then form a lifelong, steady relationship over the years. Their attraction for each other and their connection always strong. Abbie grown up to be a kids book author and Sam teaches about neurons. They live perfect, happy single lives and finally decide to take the plunge.
However, their plans come crashing down when Abbie is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Life suddenly puts new questions, plans change and future needs reorientation. As Abbie tries to grapple with imminent death, her concerns for Sam’s well being occupy her thoughts. Abbie decides to set up Sam with other women and try to find the one who can replace her, after she is gone.
But as one of her support group friends Myron points out to Abbie that life doesn’t stop for anyone, Abbie realizes that she must make the most of the time she has.
Irreplaceable You Movie Trailer
Watch this trailer of Irreplaceable You movie on Netflix and tell us if you like the online chemistry between the lead stars.
Irreplaceable You Movie Reviews
The performance by the lead actors are good, however, the movie fails to engage the viewers in the first half. And by the time you will get invested in the mvoie, it is more likely that you will have already bailed out. Here are some comments from the critics,
“By the end, Irreplaceable You could be replaced by pretty much any other terminal romance and it would be hard to notice the difference.” ~ Benjamin Lee, The Guardian
“Irreplaceable You, a half-baked tragic love story so desperately engineered to tear-jerk that it ceases to resemble anything human. ” ~ Emily Yoshida, Vulture
“neither sufficiently funny nor moving, lacking the truly daring humor that might have made the film a bracing dark comedy.” ~ Frank Schek, The Hollywood Reporter
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