![]() ![]() Then again, that’s better than most actual Nicholas Sparks plots, which tend to be unpredictable because they are insane. Having a third patient in the mix means more possible combinations of who will live and who will die - the audience would revolt if a disease-of-the-week movie had zero casualties - but it’s still fairly predictable. They’re supported by Kimberly Hebert Gregory (from HBO’s Vice Principals) as their stern but loving nurse and by Moises Arias as a fellow CF-er (Stella’s term) who happens to be gay. Stella and Will’s chaste puppy love is cute, with the sad reality of their situation always lurking in the periphery (and often given center stage). (Cutting it down to five is Stella’s version of taking a risk.)ĭirected by actor Justin Baldoni from a screenplay by first-timers Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis that is somehow not based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, Five Feet Apart is well acted by its two leads, but especially by Richardson, who has a natural, down-to-earth persona reminiscent of Jennifer Lawrence. The rule of thumb is to always stay six feet apart. Both are free to date and fall in love with whomever they please, with one exception: Because of the risk of cross-contamination, two people with CF can never touch each other. Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), our chipper, somewhat obsessive-compulsive, video-blogging protagonist, is in for a “tune-up,” as she puts it Will (Cole Sprouse), the floppy-haired, soft-featured bad boy of the CF world, has a bacterial infection and a pessimistic attitude about taking his meds. ![]() The disease in Five Feet Apart, the latest romantic drama about two teens in love where at least one of them has an incurable disease, is cystic fibrosis, and they both have it. ![]()
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