terrible... so disappointed.

Sadly Over-hyped

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A little bit of heaven is cute and well acted. The cast here really is pretty great, Kate Hudson is awesome in the lead role, Kathy bates is good here, Whoopi Goldberg is good to see, and hey even Pater Dinklage was enjoyable in his small cameo. This movie, in my opinion, is pretty well written, well acted, and the premise is smart and hasn't really been done exactly like this before. The chemistry between the cast members is electric, especially the romantic connection between the lead lovebirds. I'm not quite sure why this movie got crapped on and hated by so many, it was cute, sad and heart felt at the same time, and well done. I enjoyed a little bit of heaven, and I think you will too, and that is why it scores a big 8/10 on my movie rating scale. Go and have an enjoyable but also sad time with this one! Also,yes, this movie is definitely sad, but there's also a happy element to it.

Some of these reviews make me laugh. Yes, it's really sad but it also explores a part of life that many prefer not to discuss. I am in a medical profession, but I understand that Hollywood isn't worried about perfect medical jargon and since when are movies absolutely accurate with everything completely realistic? I think that's easy to get over if you let yourself get wrapped up in the story. It explores the stages of grief, which includes anger for those who got upset by some of Marley's (the main character) actions toward her parents. In a nutshell, it's a beautiful story that will touch your heart and make you appreciate the time you have in this world...

I will be totally honest but maybe sound a bit harsh(not intended), but this has to be the worst I have cancer movies I have ever seen with the worst acting as well, Kate Hudson plays a good b**** and should stick to that role like the movie she has done Bride Wars.She did not make me feel sorry for her in this movie and this movie did not make me get teary as other " cancer" movies have. I think producers should stay away from the whole cancer movies scene as it has been done way too many times now and is getting old and people don't want to watch someone dying and in pain from cancer on a movie as I am sure nowadays they have known someone with this awful disease or whom have died, last thing we need to see is more of these movies so if you big shot producers cannot come up with something new other then the same thing then simply don't make more of the same garbage. If your a person who wants to see a movie like this then try watching, My Sisters Keeper,A Walk to Remember, or November Christmas.

Certainly the terminal disease angle in films has been done and then done again. If a really talented writer does the script justice then you can move people to really great heights of emotion. The film 50/50 buried that emotion under disgusting crude humour and this film buries that huge emotion under a very slapped together script, rushed performances, and honestly the cast just looks sort of bored, or forced into this. The film advertises itself heavily using performances by "Academy Award Winners" Kathy Bates and Whoopi Goldbergh, both of whom have just cameos in the film basically. The film tries to be a romance but also a drama, comedy and it never really finds its foothold in any one genre and that is a problem for it. The film is watchable and has some fun scenes but it misses the mark in so many ways. I knew right away that it wasn't going to live up to a mainstream theatre release because when a film like this comes out on DVD that you've never heard of but has a big Hollywood cast...there is a reason it didn't find a distributor/producer or an audience. You will like this...its cute but then that's all there is.Kate Hudson has made her mark by playing the cute, fun, romantic lead type of girl. This film tries to give her some edge as promiscuous, career driven woman with an attitude who finds herself thrown off by a terminal diagnoses and then by falling in love. She's good but she doesn't even try to take it to another level. As I mentioned, I think it felt like she was obligated to do this film and didn't really give it her all. Gael García Bernal was almost downright boring in his role. The character was completely under developed, the chemistry between them was a joke and yet the driving force in this film is this magic, once in a lifetime romance that blossoms over two or three scenes. Very poor scripting on the part of the writer and sub par performances on both Bernal and Hudson. The highlight of this film is really the supporting characters. Kathy Bates is fun as Hudson's Mom, Treat Williams as her Dad in one or two scenes. Her best friends played by Lucy Punch and Romany Malco do a solid job but they are underused. A really fun cameo by Peter Dinklage ends up being the best scene in the whole film.I might sound particularly bitter towards this film, especially since I am giving it a decent 6 but the film has such potential and its wasted and I feel like its just because no one gives any effort at all. TV director Nicole Kassell tries her best but the script is very weak and she does put together some decent scenes but it will leave you feeling empty. My guess would be that some studio had days or weeks left on contracts with the stars and/or the script so they churned it out. Its average in every way and while its not a waste of time you will feel as cheated as I did out of a great movie. 6/10