Sadly Over-hyped

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is a HBO film starring Emma Thompson. Sad, sad movie about a philosophy professor dying of cancer, AND THE WHOLE TIME SHE'S ALONE. ALONE and dying. And she goes through the most painful clinical trail EVER. Also her doctor is a former student, who's a complete Douche.Oh cancer, this is just sad. It's just so cold and hateful and this film reflects just that. It is very isolated and thought provoking. Emma Thompson is a philosophy professor, one of the best in her field. She does have great monologues however, that are artful and thought provoking...I hate doctors and research after this movie.

There's not much I can write about it. It speaks for itself so eloquently. The script is just brilliant. It settles the score on science, emotionless doctors and people who set the wrong goals for themselves in life. It's a movie that makes you think. With lots of wit and even more heart. Like the main character does in the end, "Wit" finds the right balance between intellect and pure, brutal human emotion. Emma Thompson is astounding. The rest of the cast is, too. Well, as I've said, there's really not much to add to "Wit". Just go and see it. It may change your perception of life for a few days. At least that's what it did to me.

Wit (2001) (TV), directed by Mike Nichols, is a film that depends for its power on the acting ability of its star. Fortunately, this movie stars Emma Thompson, who is always outstanding and is superb in this role. None of us know how we will respond when we are near death. However, few of us are in the situation in which Thompson's character finds herself. With her caustic wit and scholarly aloofness, Professor Vivian Bearing has cut herself off from friends, students, and colleagues. When she learns she has terminal cancer, she finds herself alone in the world.This moving film benefits from the strong performance of Ms. Thompson, as well as an excellent portrayal by Audra McDonald of a nurse who recognizes that medical personnel can't always cure, but they can always comfort.This is a grim movie, with somewhat hackneyed dialog spoken by the other supporting characters. However, the plot is so riveting, and the acting by Thompson and McDonald is so good, that this is definitely a film worth seeking out.

Being a fan of Emma Thompson, I was anxious to see this....but wound up not exactly entertained, although I always appreciate her acting. Seeing a woman slowly die of cancer is not exactly an uplifting storyline, but that's what this is all about. I'm not surprised the film wasn't a big hit.What the story specifically focuses on is Emma ("Vivian Bering") being the subject of an experimental drug. She is dying of cancer and by being the "guinea pig," she courageously can demonstrate how effective this drug is even though she knows it isn't going to cure her."Bering" is a cold, intellectual college professor who, through this ordeal, slowly finds out the importance of people treating others with more humanity. That sounds inspiring, but it's a tough movie to sit through. Critics called it "intelligent" because Thomposn's character used an extensive vocabulary as she narrated her experiences. A so-so film but certainly not one I would watch a second time. Seeing Thompson bald and bitter throughout a good portion of the film wasn't fun, either!