US romantic drama in which two teens fall in love while receiving treatment in hospital.
Like a heart monitor’s beep, it fades into the background quickly.
Five Feet Apart is one of the better teen dramas of recent years. It's still worth a look for the performances and, more importantly, for its sensitive depiction of what life is like for the kids, teens and adults living with this life-limiting condition.
A pair of lovestruck hospital patients trade love letters and latex gloves in cinema’s latest exercise in morbid mawkishness.
For a genre so easily accused of cold manipulation, the film feels different.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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