I saw Seth Rogen’s name on the poster and instantly thought this was going to be a comedy. And with former Ali G writer Will Reiser’s name on the script and directed by Jonathan “The Wackness” Levine, why wouldn’t you think that?
While there are hints of levity in the trailer its pretty clear that 50/50 will be a heartfelt drama of dealing with the diagnosis of cancer and how it affects these two friends.
There is a spot at the nightclub scene there that is obviously unfinished. People talking over and dancing to music that isn’t there.
But we get the point.
It’s strange that Seth Rogen is STILL the same pothead slacker he is in everything and yet it can still work in this. I am very much looking forward to seeing this, if only because Joseph Gordon-Levitt has never let me down.
