A little bit of heaven (2011)

Here's a modern take on classic Hollywood's triple hanky weepies.

The gimmick: the heroine expiring from a terminal condition is not that virtuous but rather a funny, sassy, liberated, sexually explicit modern girl.

My verdict: It works. Raunchy comedy takes the sting and tedium out of the developing melodrama.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 14 September 2011.