Two Against Time

The movie was realistic, inspiring, and worth every second of viewing. The characters were credible especially the mother and daughter. Anyone who has raised a teenager knows what the mother, portrayed by Marlo Thomas, was feeling. Unlike the people in the other reviews, I do not believe the mother was controlling. The daughter was cutting school regularly, dating a loser, smoking pot, acting rudely, etc. Teenagers do this, and it is not abnormal, but nevertheless, the mother had to act like a mother and not a pushover. Anyway, I loved seeing their relationship develop into a more loving and respectful one. It's too bad it took cancer for them to get there. I loved the shower scene--reminiscent of when my wife gave her very ill mother a bath. As hard as it might normally be to believe a mother and daughter get cancer at the exact same time, it is a true story and a beautiful one. Marlo Thomas did an excellent job in her role--a far cry from "That Girl." Way to go, Marlo!