A Positive Review for Living Proof

**pranksalot** · 10-15-2008, 03:29 AM

"There's no denying that Living Proof is a tear-jerker, but not in the manipulative sense of most "disease-of-the-week" made-for-TV movies. It's an extraordinary and moving tale with lots of tenacious and courageous heroes, along with a few villains, and it provides a fascinating look into the complicated, lengthy, and often painful process that can go into the development of any new and potentially life-saving drug."

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...0140330/-1/ART
Go to this site for a background history of this true event unless you don't want to be spoiled.

Alright!!! This movie may be actually be a shining gem from a horde of dreadful tv films.

sparky · 10-15-2008, 05:20 AM

Yeah you never know with those Lifetime movies... every once in a while they come out with a really great film. This one looks to have all the right ingredients to make that happen. I'm anxiously waiting.

Timothywalker · 10-15-2008, 06:44 AM

My aunt Wanda watches Lifetime movies all the time, sometimes day and night. So I've seen quite a few just from hanging around her. This one is obviously going to be a cut above the rest!

**open32** · 10-15-2008, 01:36 PM

Sounds good.

Some lifetime movies are ok, i saw one with Kristen Bell not to long ago, it was pretty good.

**pranksalot** · 10-16-2008, 04:04 PM

Here is an another article of the movie. It gives thumbs up!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...e085255D01.DTL

"Living Proof" is very good — stirring, informative and ultimately bearing hopeful news"

**pranksalot** · 10-16-2008, 07:52 PM

Also here's an another positive review, this time from Variety!
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117...goryid=32&cs=1
"a look at one doctor's fight against breast cancer that crams in more tears -- of joy as well as sadness -- than three average melodramas...Earnest, emotional and cast to the hilt with cameos for actresses, "Living Proof" rises above most Lifetime movie fare..."

**pranksalot** · 10-16-2008, 09:53 PM

Here's an another review/article
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Living-P...ime-26638.aspx

"An ensemble of gifted actresses and a sexy charmer as their white knight. A three-hankie script and a four-hankie ending. Living Proof (Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 pm/ET) might be Lifetime's most Lifetime-y movie ever.

**pranksalot** · 10-16-2008, 10:59 PM

here's another positive review

http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...ng-proof_N.htm
"Living Proof knows its target audience, though, and appeals to it with an earnestness made more engaging by a string of winning performances...there's a final sequence that rivals any Hollywood ending in sentimentality"

sparky · 10-17-2008, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pranksalot

"there's a final sequence that rivals any Hollywood ending in sentimentality"

I can't wait to see what it is

Bynesrules · 10-17-2008, 06:50 AM

Wish we had Lifetime in the Netherlands... :(

**pranksalot** · 10-17-2008, 07:27 PM

Here are more good reviews

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...ent/doc48f801e 56cf51158552901.txt

"Even in the crowded old arena of disease-of-the-week films, "Living Proof" manages to come out a cut above..."

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10729801

"A stunning lineup of talented actresses combines with a lively script to distinguish what might have been a fairly ordinary disease movie on Lifetime this weekend...Uplifting, with pain-relieving doses of laughter, the film avoids the maudlin by sticking to the factual... Dynamic turns by Tammy Blanchard ("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"), Amanda Bynes ("Hairspray"), Jennifer Coolidge ("American Pie"), Regina King ("Ray"), Swoozie Kurtz ("Pushing Daisies"), Amy Madigan ("Pollock"), Bernadette Peters and Trudie Styler ("Empire"), among others, give the film its emotional depth... Living Proof deftly turns what is essentially a scientific quest into an engrossing human story...Thankfully the complex science is related at the level of the wide-eyed "English major" Jamie (Bynes), who takes a job as Slamon's student assistant..."

sparky · 10-18-2008, 05:17 AM

Here is another one to add to those:

Quote:

"Craig Zadan and Neil Meron really know how to throw a cast together ... and this television film is NO exception."

"The network has framed it as a Lifetime Red Carpet Movie Event and it certainly delivers."

"It's always interesting to re-trace history and this true story will upset and satisfy you."

"I'm not into "spoilers" ... so watch it or TIVO it. WELL-WORTH IT!"

Source: http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=34387

Timothywalker · 10-18-2008, 08:25 AM

This is Amanda's chance to finally star in a real drama. Maybe this is a sign of her willingness to start playing more adult roles. At least I hope so! This one sounds like it's going to be good.

**pranksalot** · 10-19-2008, 07:54 AM

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2008/1...-proof%E2%80%9 9-beats-breast-cancer/
"Living Proof’ is definitely worth watching. It will bring tears to your eyes, so have tissues handy"

http://www.news-leader.com/article/2...T10/810180343/ 1005/ENTERTAINMENT
"Yes, humor. Through waves of tragedy, "Living Proof" becomes a feel-good movie."

10-15-2008, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	A Positive Review for Living Proof "There's no denying that Living Proof is a tear-jerker, but not in the manipulative sense of most "disease-of-the-week" made-for-TV movies. It's an extraordinary and moving tale with lots of tenacious and courageous heroes, along with a few villains, and it provides a fascinating look into the complicated, lengthy, and often painful process that can go into the development of any new and potentially life-saving drug." http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...0140330/-1/ART Go to this site for a background history of this true event unless you don't want to be spoiled. Alright!!! This movie may be actually be a shining gem from a horde of dreadful tv films.

10-15-2008, 05:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
sparky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,214 My Profile	Yeah you never know with those Lifetime movies... every once in a while they come out with a really great film. This one looks to have all the right ingredients to make that happen. I'm anxiously waiting.

10-15-2008, 06:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Timothywalker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 240HilltopDrIndependenceVA24348 Posts: 5,160 My Profile	My aunt Wanda watches Lifetime movies all the time, sometimes day and night. So I've seen quite a few just from hanging around her. This one is obviously going to be a cut above the rest!

10-15-2008, 01:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	Sounds good. Some lifetime movies are ok, i saw one with Kristen Bell not to long ago, it was pretty good.

10-16-2008, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	Here is an another article of the movie. It gives thumbs up! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...e085255D01.DTL "Living Proof" is very good — stirring, informative and ultimately bearing hopeful news"

10-16-2008, 07:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	Also here's an another positive review, this time from Variety! http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117...goryid=32&cs=1 "a look at one doctor's fight against breast cancer that crams in more tears -- of joy as well as sadness -- than three average melodramas...Earnest, emotional and cast to the hilt with cameos for actresses, "Living Proof" rises above most Lifetime movie fare..."

10-16-2008, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	Here's an another review/article http://www.tvguide.com/News/Living-P...ime-26638.aspx "An ensemble of gifted actresses and a sexy charmer as their white knight. A three-hankie script and a four-hankie ending. Living Proof (Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 pm/ET) might be Lifetime's most Lifetime-y movie ever.

10-16-2008, 10:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	here's another positive review http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...ng-proof_N.htm "Living Proof knows its target audience, though, and appeals to it with an earnestness made more engaging by a string of winning performances...there's a final sequence that rivals any Hollywood ending in sentimentality"

10-17-2008, 06:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bynesrules Charming but Insane Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,617 My Profile	Wish we had Lifetime in the Netherlands... :(

10-17-2008, 07:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	Here are more good reviews http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...ent/doc48f801e 56cf51158552901.txt "Even in the crowded old arena of disease-of-the-week films, "Living Proof" manages to come out a cut above..." http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10729801 "A stunning lineup of talented actresses combines with a lively script to distinguish what might have been a fairly ordinary disease movie on Lifetime this weekend...Uplifting, with pain-relieving doses of laughter, the film avoids the maudlin by sticking to the factual... Dynamic turns by Tammy Blanchard ("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"), Amanda Bynes ("Hairspray"), Jennifer Coolidge ("American Pie"), Regina King ("Ray"), Swoozie Kurtz ("Pushing Daisies"), Amy Madigan ("Pollock"), Bernadette Peters and Trudie Styler ("Empire"), among others, give the film its emotional depth... Living Proof deftly turns what is essentially a scientific quest into an engrossing human story...Thankfully the complex science is related at the level of the wide-eyed "English major" Jamie (Bynes), who takes a job as Slamon's student assistant..."

10-18-2008, 08:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Timothywalker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 240HilltopDrIndependenceVA24348 Posts: 5,160 My Profile	This is Amanda's chance to finally star in a real drama. Maybe this is a sign of her willingness to start playing more adult roles. At least I hope so! This one sounds like it's going to be good.

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10-19-2008, 07:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
pranksalot Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,501 My Profile	http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2008/1...-proof%E2%80%9 9-beats-breast-cancer/ "Living Proof’ is definitely worth watching. It will bring tears to your eyes, so have tissues handy" http://www.news-leader.com/article/2...T10/810180343/ 1005/ENTERTAINMENT "Yes, humor. Through waves of tragedy, "Living Proof" becomes a feel-good movie."