All My Life

Jennifer and Solomon meet, move in together and decide to marry. While the wedding is being planned, Solomon is diagnosed with liver cancer and the treatment schedule makes the date impossible. Their friends start raising money online to bring the wedding forward. The subject is not the illness but what a ceremony is for. The couple already live together and marrying on paper changes nothing; everyone mobilises for that day anyway, and the film's answer is in the effort itself. The form is small and direct, avoiding large dramatic scenes and leaving the weight to everyday detail. The production rests on a real couple. The wedding of Solomon Chau and Jennifer Carter was held far earlier than planned thanks to a crowdfunding campaign started by their friends, which raised well beyond its target. Chau died soon after. Marc Meyers directs. Jessica Rothe plays Jennifer and Harry Shum Jr. plays Solomon. Who it is for: viewers who like romantic drama drawn from true stories. Who it is not for: anyone expecting a new angle on the subject; the film follows the familiar steps of the genre and its ending is known from the start.