All My Life Movie Storyline. After a brief stint in theaters, “All My Life” is being released on demand just before Christmas. The film is based on the true story of Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau, a young couple who accelerated their wedding after receiving a devastating diagnosis.
Jessica Rothe (“Happy Death Day”) and Harry Shum Jr. (“Crazy Rich Asians”) play the heartbreaking couple who try to navigate the emotional roller coaster of young love, and mortality. Sol is diagnosed with liver cancer and quickly the couple decides to move up their summer wedding to December. In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks.
In the process, they unleash an outpouring of generosity and attention from people around the world who want to celebrate the power of love with them. Through it all, Jenn and Sol’s commitment to each other only deepens. Rothe says they learned how deep their commitment was through Carter who shared stories about what their real life was like.
All My Life is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Marc Meyers, from a screenplay by Todd Rosenberg, based on the true story of Solomon Chau and Jennifer Carter, a young couple that rushes to put their wedding together after Solomon is diagnosed with liver cancer.[4] The film stars Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, and Keala Settle.
The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020, and in the United States on December 4, 2020, by Universal Pictures. Critics praised the performances and chemistry of the leads, but noted the film as cliché.
The film grossed $370,315 from 970 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office.[20] In its sophomore weekend it fell 42% to $215,000. Upon being released to digital rental platforms, the film eighth-most rented title on FandangoNow.
Film Review for All My Life
“All My Life” is based on the true story of a young couple who were planning their wedding when the groom-to-be was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It does not try to wrestle with existential issues or give more than brief coverage to the physical and emotional ravages of cancer treatment. It has all the gloss of a Pottery Barn catalogue and all the depth of a “hang in there” greeting card, but if you are in the mood for a sad story about very attractive people learning to get the most out of the time they have, it will do.
The morning after they first meet at a sports bar, Solomon Chau (“Glee’s” Harry Shum Jr.) and Jennifer Carter (Jessica Rothe) get together to go for a run because she wanted to see him again even though she hated running. She learns that he’s an amateur chef, and asks him to cook for her. “You mean now?” “Now or never.”
And “now or never” becomes something of a motto as the two young people quickly fall in love, move in together, stage a flash mob proposal, and start planning the wedding, with the groom in charge of the cooking.
But Solomon gets sick. It’s a movie illness, though, meaning that Shum continues to be his very handsome self with a full head of hair. And the early reassurances from the doctors give way to diplomatically delivered but terrifying prognoses. First it is, “the level of aggression is very concerning.” And then it is, “we’re moving into quality of life considerations.”
What does quality of life mean when you are in your 20s and in love? What does a wedding mean when it is not the beginning of the story, but the end? Aren’t happy endings supposed to last “ever after?”
Jennifer tells us the average life span is 27,375 days, but it’s only the days where something special happens that we remember. She and Solomon try to put a lifetime’s worth of memories into the days they have together, including a Make-a-Wish-style wedding with a GoFundMe organized by their friends. Solomon worries that “people will just see a widow in white,” but Jennifer reassures him that, “I’m your bride and that’s all you’re allowed to see.”
Screenwriter Todd Rosenberg includes a couple of sweet moments as Solomon and Jennifer are falling in love and working out their plans. There’s the cutest romantic toothbrushing scene since “Bring it On.” They clearly have fun negotiating a sped-up set of parameters, from closet space to whose sofa they will keep, when they impulsively agree to live together so that Solomon can quit the job he hates to start working as a chef. And there’s no clearer depiction of the clarity of the couple’s new priorities than Jennifer’s calm response to a stain on her wedding gown.
It’s always pleasant to watch attractive young people fall in love, and it’s automatically touching when they experience loss. But compared to films like “After Everything” or even “Me Before You,” “Clouds,” and many more all the way to “Love Story,” the characters and their responses to their challenges here are colorless and superficial. Their hopes and dreams for the future shrink down to a big wedding with a fancy gown and a romp in a fountain. Solomon, who is known for his gift with spices, deserves better than this bland version of his story.
All My Life (2020)
Directed by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, Keala Settle, Michael Masini, Greg Vrotsos, Ever Carradine, Mario Cantone, Josh Brener
Screenplay by: Todd Rosenberg
Production Design by: Chris L. Spellman
Cinematography by: Russ Alsobrook
Film Editing by: David Moritz
Costume Design by: Christina Flannery
Set Decoration by: Jonathan Cappel
Art Direction by: Jarrette Moats
Music by: Lisbeth Scott
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: October 23, 2020 (United Kingdom), December 4, 2020 (United States)
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