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My Life (1993)

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Rayting:   6.9/10 10.8K votes
Country: USA
Language: English
Release date: 20 April 1995

A terminally ill man prepares for his death.

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tolerford 27 March 2007

Deliberately watch it for Keaton's mastery. Having been months since last seeing it, still, the day Queen Latifah knocks on the door, when he shows how hard it is to walk, is the second stark reminder of how good he is. The first is as he dies. The only performance of dying that has that world-class quality is Christopher Reeve in "Somewhere in Time".

Keaton's character choosing to leave his child various videos as they occur to him, especially the one about shaving, is what wells the tears for me. You can touch the feeling Keaton is capable of evoking.

Like some of the other comments, I agree I was astounded that he didn't win the Oscar that year, much less not even nominated. Yes, Tom Hanks was incredible in "Philadelphia". It's apples and oranges.

I disagree that the Chinese attitude toward his anger was hokey. Anger does become illness.

Fever 5 August 1998

Fmovies: Every once in a while, there's a movie that slaps us in the face and tells us to dump the materialism and cherish life. This is one of those movies. Being a person who has lost a family member to Cancer, this movie is intense, very powerful, and some viewers were sobbing so hard they had to leave the theater. It's a movie about family, love and the joy of taking pleasure in the little moments. Definitely a tear-jerker.

blond61289 26 November 1999

I first saw this film when i was 11 years old. I didn't realize it would have this big of an impact on me. You see, this is the story of my life. My mother was pregnant with me while my father(who passed away when I was 6 monthes old) was dying of bone cancer. His one wish was to see the birth of me, just like bob in the movie. He didnt chronicle his life, as this character did in the movie, so unfortunately all I have are a few old wedding pictures and his old sports trophies. For some strange reason seeing this movie(which i own now) was like knowing a part of him. I reccomend this touching movie to all who have lost loved ones!

tayster12-5 18 December 2002

My Life fmovies. In my personal, yet almost humble opinion, Michael Keaton is the most underrated actor out there. It seems like this man could star in a movie portraying himself and the critics would still claim that he wasn't believable.

The first time I ever saw Michael Keaton was in 'Night Shift' and I thought to myself, "This guy is one of the funniest people on Earth". He put in terrific performances in 'Beetlejuice' and 'Clean & Sober' in 1988, but yet wasn't even nominated for those roles.

MY THEORY: Maybe the judges felt that his portrayal of a recovering alcoholic in 'Clean & Sober' would strike too close to home for many of the recovering alcoholics in the Shrine Auditorium, but that's not my point.

From his portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 1989 (and again in 1992) to his remarkable bad guy in 'Pacific Heights' in 1990, Keaton has continued to amaze me with the range of acting that he has.

In November 1993, I saw 'My Life' and I could just feel that he was going to win an Academy Award for it.

Come February 1994, the nominations are announced and Keaton isn't even on the list. What the...? I guess cancer wasn't the cool disease that year, since in the end, Tom Hanks won for 'Philadelphia'.

Stepping down from my soapbox: 'My Life' is a great film. It's funny, thought provoking and yes, VERY SAD. I love this show and I hope that you check it out when you get a chance because I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

kingmiller-1 4 January 2009

My daughter gave me the DVD a few years ago. It took me a while before I got around to watching it, because I had never heard of it. It was like being hit by a truck. I don't think I've ever watched another movie that makes me sob out loud, or had a bigger lump in my throat. It is one of the most heartbreaking films I have ever seen. Just watched it again tonight, and fell apart. I can only watch it maybe once a year, because it devastates me so much. I cannot understand how Michael Keaton's performance was overlooked. He tore my heart out. Needless to say, I cherish this movie. I'm glad my daughter gave it to me, because I think she probably couldn't bear the anguish and pain of watching it more than once. Regardless of the way it affects me, I will keep it in my DVD/video library. I admire Michael Keaton's performance in this movie. He was so very believable. It's a keeper.

zikeo 28 November 1999

I'm not a very big fan of these kind of movies, but this one stands out. Watching Bob (Michael Keaton) record advices to his son to watch later in life was indeed very touching, and his struggle to make up with his parents... I can recognize his feelings in myself sometimes... Very good and touching movie.

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