Drama
When Nicole Teague (Dakota Johnson), 34, is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and it s estimated that she has just six months to live, her husband Matthew Teague (Casey Affleck) takes it hard. As he tries to adjust to the shock that Nicole doesn t have long to live, Dane (Jason Segel), the couple s longtime friend, tries to help him get through it.
Two months later, Dane decides to move into the Teague s home and put his own life his job, his apartment, his other friends on hold. When Nicole has to shave her head, Dane shaves his to match. He takes care of the Teagues two little girls when Matthew has to take Nicole to the hospital. He tends to Nicole when Matthew just can t bring himself to do it. Dane s impact on everyone is much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.
CST
Gravitas Ventures and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment present a film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Brad Ingelsby, based on an Esquire article by Matthew Teague. Rated R (for language). Running time: 126 minutes. Opens Friday in theaters and on demand. The gentle, two-boxes-of-tissue tearjerker “Our Friend” is filled with scenes like the aforementioned, scenes that ring true for anyone who has had a serious illness or had a loved one with a serious illness, and that’s just about all of us, isn’t it? In Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “Our Friend,” based on an Esquire magazine article written by Matthew Teague, we witness many a familiar scene from the cancer movie blueprint (see “Love Story,” “Terms of Endearment,” ”The Fault in Our Stars,” et al.), from the noble patient who just might beat this thing but then suffers a setback to the loving friends and family members who are sometimes overwhelmed by everything but feel
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When Some Critics Reject the Film Thatâs About Your Life
After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a gut punch.
Matthew Teague in Fairhope, Ala.: âI wanted my wifeâs legacy and memory to be one of enormous respect.âCredit.Akasha Rabut for The New York Times
Jan. 20, 2021
Matthew Teague is a journalist whoâs traveled to remote corners of the world for stories. He covered C.I.A. operatives in Pakistan, famine in Somalia, double agents in Northern Ireland. But his greatest work may be the essay he wrote in 2015 for Esquire magazine, titled âThe Friend.â Teague dedicated some 6,000 words to the arduous two years he spent caring for his wife, Nicole, who learned she had terminal cancer at age 34.