Irreplaceable You


Irreplaceable You is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephanie Laing and written by Bess Wohl. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman. It was released by Netflix globally on February 16, 2018.

Plot

Abbie and Sam have been best friends since childhood and are engaged to be married. However, their lives comes crashing down when Abbie is given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Faced with the prospect of an uncertain timeline, Abbie begins a search for a new love to take care of Sam. Along the way, Abbie makes unlikely friendships with three patients whose one thing in common is that they focus on living, while they are dying. Abbie dies at the end without living to her full potential, but manages to come to terms with her situation and those she is leaving behind.

Cast

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 32% based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 5.17/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".