Dying Young
1991 · 1h 51m · Drama, Romance
Skip it. 'Dying Young' is a manipulative tear-jerker that mistakes melodrama for emotion, trading genuine character development for cheap heartstring-tugging. Unless you're specifically craving a 90s weeper with Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott, there are far better romance-dramas that earn their emotional weight.
Plot
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby