Two Against Time

The movie was realistic, inspiring, and worth every second of viewing. The characters were credible especially the mother and daughter. Anyone who has raised a teenager knows what the mother, portrayed by Marlo Thomas, was feeling. Unlike the people in the other reviews, I do not believe the mother was controlling. The daughter was cutting school regularly, dating a loser, smoking pot, acting rudely, etc. Teenagers do this, and it is not abnormal, but nevertheless, the mother had to act like a mother and not a pushover. Anyway, I loved seeing their relationship develop into a more loving and respectful one. It's too bad it took cancer for them to get there. I loved the shower scene--reminiscent of when my wife gave her very ill mother a bath. As hard as it might normally be to believe a mother and daughter get cancer at the exact same time, it is a true story and a beautiful one. Marlo Thomas did an excellent job in her role--a far cry from "That Girl." Way to go, Marlo!

I have worked in health care for many years. I had the awesome opportunity to care for my dying mother in my home. I have taken care of several cancer patients. This movie is excellent! It touched my soul and helped me get through the emotions connected with my relationship with my mother in those last precious months. This movie shows some of the dynamics and emotions a family can go through. As a daughter who stood by her mothers bedside, I related to this movie. As a mother of 6 (4 girls and 2 boys) I can't imagine any of my children having cancer. I recently found a copy of this movie on ebay, I have been searching for it ever since I saw it on TV as I wanted to share it with my sister. I highly recommend this movie. And will enjoy watching it again and again.

I can totally relate with Emma. I know exactly how it feels when your mother wants to take over your life. She's lucky that even though her mother can be a bit demanding at times she still knows her mother loves her. My mom and I haven't been in good terms since i was 13 (I'm 18 now). At a young age I've learned to hate her and instead of understanding me she built a wall between the two of us. Emma's lucky because even as she pushes her mother away her mom continues to reach out.

I cried throughout the film because i realized that I would never do what Emma did for her Mom and it scared me. My coldheartedness scared me. I can't even say I love my mom anymore.

I give this movie a thumbs up. The actors were really good. The movie was touching & I hope that a lot more people were touched and given hope. They should realize that life is short and that they should value every time spent with their family. I've lost all hope and I hope you guys don't.

I found this to be a story of the true relationship that can occur between mother and daughter (or the struggles that happen even under normal circumstances) and the fact that they both were afflicted with cancer moved me even more. I have had breast cancer and the depiction of Marlow Thomas was right on. I found her to portray the mother as a selfless, loving, human being who had to endure a deadly disease, and confront her death, the death of her father, mother and what would happen to her children. The fact that both mother and daughter went bald from chemo treatments, brought the realization how even the treatment of cancer is so devastating, along with the zapping of energy and sometimes, the struggle to just go on. I only hope that I will find this on TV again, so that I can record it!

Now I may not have all that much knowledge on cancer patients as some people do, I have personally only known one person who has had cancer, but i do believe that this was a good movie. I am only 19 so I have grown up knowing heaps of kids my age abusing or being rude to their parents, and I believe that this movie strikes true in the relationship at home when something tragic happens.

While true that it does not show how much physical pain and suffering a cancer patient may go through, i do believe that it shows the emotional suffering a cancer patients family can go through and i have no hesitation in recommending this movie to anybody who enjoys the Danielle Steel Series or any TV movies that may have come out in this time period.