The story centers on Veronika, a woman in her mid twenties who appears to have everything: good looks, good job and a great life ahead of her. Yet she decides to end her own life. She is unsuccessful and awakens in a mental hospital where she learns that she a short time to live. However in the hospital she meets people who are only ‘insane’ because they don’t always follow society’s rules. With little left to lose, Veronika embarks on a journey on which she frees herself to experience relationships and emotions and ultimately discovers what it means to live. –IMDb
The performance of Sarah Michelle Gellar here is an absolute revelation. A tour-de-force that draws all of the actress' strongest sensibilities and traits and utilizes them to its utmost strengths. Forget that the screenplay is lacking and a bit flawed to begin with - just watch Gellar.
Definetly underrated: cinematography this was beautiful as the sceneries; altough some exceptions, the actors were quite good; the story was touching and beautiful but, somehow, I felt that something was missing... But overall it was fine. Really.
A rare case: the movie is as good as the book. Also, Sarah Michelle Gellar is outstanding.
Veronika Decides to Die adalah sebuah film drama yang diadaptasi dari novel populer karya novelis asal Brazil, Paulo Coelho. Berbeda dengan versi novelnya, sutradara Emily Young memutuskan untuk memindahkan… read review