Fantastic!

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

"Don't confuse insanity with the loss of control." Veronika (Geller) is tired of living and decides to die. She takes a cocktail of alcohol and pills. When she wakes up in the hospital she is told that even though she didn't die she damaged her heart to the point of where she could still die anytime. Faced with having to wait longer in an institution she thinks this is worse. She begins to have an effect on other residents there and realizes things aren't as bad as she thought. This is a movie that starts off strong, drags a little in the middle but the ending is perfect and that is really what makes the movie. I don't want to give anything away, but if you start to get bored stick with the movie, you will not regret it. Geller is very good in this, and while the movie deals with suicide it never feels overly melodramatic or cheesy. It had tinges of Girl, Interrupted which I liked. This probably won't win any awards or be considered a classic but it is well worth your time and money. Overall, an OK movie with a perfect ending. I give it a B.

I'm a fan of Coelho and I wasn't disappointed with the movie at all, many film adaptations of books tend to not be as good, but I think the movie is very well directed and with great acting specially SMG and Jonathan Tucker. The film is not too slow to bore you it and not too fast, it has a great pace. I believe its totally worth to sit down and watch this movie or read the book because it has in inspirational message and touches a topic that is very delicate right now and that every year the rate of deaths by this condition is getting higher and higher. It will totally help you to see things with other perspective.Carpe Diem!

Due to some positive commentaries I read about the film Veronika Decides to Die, I thought that I was finally going to see Sarah Michelle Gellar in a good film which would exploit her talent as an actress.Aside from the TV series Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, her talent has been wasted in many films, specially in The Grudge and Suburban Girl, where her characters were so poorly written that she could not make them credible.And even though Veronika Decides to Die ended up being a disappointment, Gellar could bring a performance which exhibits the emotional intensity and dramatic force she showed in the best episodes from Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.In summary, we are talking about a solid performance in a very mediocre movie.I am not a fan of author Paulo Coelho, nor I have read his book Veronika Decide Morrer (on which this film is based), but I appreciate the elegant prose and the honest narrative "voice" from his books (at least the ones I have read).So, I dare to speculate that the mentioned book must have been richer and more complex than this simplistic film adaptation, which is full of clichéd dialogs, pretentious "artistic" interludes and moral lessons which border the farce ("we are all crazy").Another problem are the looooong parts dedicated to superfluous characters who enlarge the story without contributing any content.They may were more relevant in the book, but in the film, they are one of the main things which make it boring.Besides, the ending from this movie is insipid.As I mentioned on the first paragraph, I liked Gellar's performance, and I think that David Thewlis also made a good work with his role, since he rescues his generic character with the conviction he shows.In the negative side from the cast, we have Jonathan Tucker, who is absolutely bland and listless in his character; in other words, I did not find him credible in his role for even one second.In conclusion, Veronika Decides to Die is a weak and mediocre movie whose good intentions were contaminated by a diffuse and frequently cloying screenplay which does not reach the dramatic levels it aspires to.Despite the performances from Gellar and Thewlis, I cannot recommend this movie, because I found it to be tedious and unsatisfactory.

OK , let's see ... after you watch this film you could decide what is better , the book or the film , well if somebody has not read the book , i will tell you read it because it is better than the film .... but film is not that bad , actually it is a really good film Lets talk about the performances , first we have to say that Sarah Michelle Gellar was wonderful , seriously she was shocking , she really got into the Veronika's skin , she showed a depressed girl with subtle gestures and strong dialogs ..... i always thought that she is underrated as an actress and i was right she is ... but i think that she is such a talented actress and i think that she deserves an Oscar for the performance that she did in this film . Melissa Leo was fabulous as usual .... Erika Christinsen was depressing and cute at the same time ..... David Thewil was good but not really impressive .... and Jonathan Tucker was a little insipid , i think he did not give everything what he had to give.Well , now maybe you are thinking , why does he say that the plot does not go any where ??? , well because in fact this is a short story , i mean that it does not have a lot to tale .... so i felt that the film prolongs a lot the end . But it has a beautiful messages : "live every moment in the best way possible" and "the life is a miracle so do not waste it" . And it is as a self-help film .Now we have to talk about the characters , well you can see how they grow up , and how they find their life purposes .... When i was watching i film i was really impressed of how they changed their personalities , they taught me that happiness can be everywhere , in every time , they inspired me .My conclusion is that it is a film that has to be seen , and that it is one of the best films of the year ..... it gives you a life lesson and it is the most wonderful thing of the whole film , it gave me a life lesson.