Now is the best time: death is worth living...

The love of Romeo and Juliet through the prism of a malignant tumor, a modern youth tragicomedy in the best traditions of European teen cinema and a brilliant performance by the talented and beautiful Dakota Fanning. That's all about the premiere of "Now is the best time."

I'll start with the ending. There are an eerie number of films with such a wandering plot. The best of them are the art-house "Don't Give Up" by Gus Van Sant and the German hit of all time "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Thomas Jahn, which only the lazy have not seen.

British director and screenwriter Ol Parker did not discover America by filming a very touching story based on Jenny Downham's book "While I'm Alive." Sentimental and heartbreaking to such an extent that not only impressionable youngsters leave the session with wet eyes, but also seemingly uncompromising, self-confident guys who, as you know, do not cry.

The film is good, but not enough to recommend it to everyone as a must-watch. However, fans of non-Hollywood cinema should definitely get acquainted with “The Best Time”. Because the presentation of the material is beyond praise. The BBC knows how to make interesting films - that's an obvious fact.

So, 17-year-old Tessa (Dakota Fanning) is given a fatal diagnosis. She has so little time left to live that anyone else in her place would despair. However, the girl decides to live until her last breath, fulfilling her small and big desires. She wrote her minimum plan with a marker on the wall under the painting...

The film does not look mournful; on the contrary, plunging into the world of teenage problems, we, the audience, along with Tess, forget about the terrible diagnosis. Among her “wants” are cute teenage “things”, including the classic ones - “sex, drag and rock and roll”. The girl takes everything from life, greedily breathing the air of freedom. "Don't steal my time!" - she says to her parents, who prevented her from meeting boys. Tecc wants to fall in love “in an adult way.” The heroine is overwhelmed with unknown feelings, without fully experiencing them, she does not want to leave. She is in a hurry in search of an object for her vague desire. She is lucky, she meets her soul mate (it would be a bloat if, according to the script, she never found her love, it seems to me). The quiet neighbor with the symbolic name Adam (Jeremy Irwin) reciprocates the girl’s feelings. And they agree that death will not separate them. Tess tells the guy: "You're going to go to college, and know that the first girl you like will be me..."

Very sweet, sad, touching, but there is hope and positivity in these words. The girl leaves for another world absolutely happy at the peak of her feelings.

Death is worth living. True.

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