Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Michelle Wildsen, 'You're Not You' stars Hilary Swank as a wealthy Houstonite stricken by ALS, and Emmy Rossum as the wreck of a college student who becomes her caretaker. I wasn't expecting too much from this, another inspiring in the face of illness/ changed my life through helping others movie. But this platonic version of 'Me Before You' worked. I was surprised and had to watch it again to make sure.
Hilary Swank gives a very commited performance, you watch her slowly degrade from the degenrative illness. it gets to where you can hardly understand her words, her face must do most of the communicating. Emmy Rossum does a fine a job. Good supporting cast includes Josh Duhmal, Stephanie Beatriz, Jason Ritter, Marcia Gay Harden, Lorreita Devine, Ernie Hudson, and Ed Beagly Jr. Francis Fisher plays Swank's mom, which means that along with 'Million Dollar Baby' both movies to feature a paralyzed Swank contain one of Francesca Eastwood's parents. ***
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