Starring Joshua Jackson, star of 'Dawson's Creek' & 'Fringe', 'One Week' centres on Ben, a young adult diagnosed with cancer and no hope of survival. Ben abandons his old life, his girlfriend & family and sets off on a cross-Canada motorcycle trip to clear his mind, accept his fate, and live his final days as fully as he can muster.
The movie has been described as a love-letter to the country, to wonderful music -- and thus it seems fitting that Jackson has been cast as the lead. A Canadian boy done good in Tinseltown but still free of many Hollywood entrapments to return home to tell such a moving yet tragic story... a story of a true 'hero', a young man facing his mortality bravely and with passion.
'One Week' certainly won't have the glitzy budget, star-power or box office success that 'Watchmen' will have, but it will offer more heart, drama and meaning than 'Watchmen' could ever dream of. I know which movie I'd rather see.
I love Joshua Jackson and this movie looks GREAT! No chance of me seeing it here in the boondocks so I have to wait for DVD. Thanks for sharing - I'd never even heard of this movie before now!
ReplyDeleteIt looks really good. Sadly I'm not sure I'll get to see it. And the song on the trailer is really good. What is it?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, LS. I'll try to find out. I'm hoping to catch this movie next week.
ReplyDeleteThanks LTG :)
ReplyDeleteOne Week is a hit in its own right. The film made 378,000 in only 60 theatres.
ReplyDeleteGO SEE THIS MOVIE!
ReplyDeleteI went this afternoon and it's one of the best that I've seen. Will write more soon in a separate post.
LS....
ReplyDeletethe song you're asking about is called 'Weighty Ghost' by Wintersleep. It's available on iTunes in Canada ... not sure about the UK.
Can't wait to see it!
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