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Comedian, actor and writer Seth Rogen ("Superbad," "Knocked Up") boldly took on a comedy that calls for a double take when someone hears what it's about.

"50/50," which stars Golden Globe-nominated actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("500 Days of Summer," "Inception") deals with cancer - but it takes an unfamiliar spin on the subject.

"It was a movie about cancer that didn't leave me feeling horrible," junior interdisciplinary studies major Marygrey Wilcox said. "I felt good about life after seeing it."

Wilcox saw the film at I.G. Greer Saturday, through APPS' semester-long film series.

In the movie, Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, a young, healthy, always-plays-it-safe kind of guy who finds out he has a rare form of spinal cancer.

Adam's best friend Kyle (Rogen) helps his buddy through the chemotherapy process and recent break up by getting him high, taking walks and attempting to pick up women at bars.

Along the journey to recovery, Adam is cheated on by his girlfriend – hence the breakup. He also receives counseling from a young hospital therapist, Katherine (Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"), with problems of her own.

What "50/50" does what no other film about cancer can do is make you laugh. Rogen intersperses his usual bits of foul, coarse comedy throughout, and Gordon-Levitt takes a subtler, dry approach to humor.

The two actors have incredible chemistry onscreen. They play off each other's lines and make the viewer believe Adam and Kyle are actually two friends who went to high school together, work at the same radio station and support each other.

"I really enjoyed it," Wilcox said. "It wouldn't have been as good without Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Seth Rogen."

While the film does have its comedic moments, it's still a movie about cancer.

Between the laughs and marijuana puffs, Adam is slowly deteriorating. The chemo and the absence of a lover in his life leave him equally empty and apathetic toward the future, resulting in sulking and hysteria.

Luckily, Rogen's character is able to lift viewers' spirits with an outrageous, vulgar comment about Adam's cheating girlfriend and how cancer will get him laid.

"['50/50'] doesn't really go with the rest of Seth Rogen's films," Wilcox said.

She's right - Rogen really breaks out of his normal pothead typecast here, while maintaining the identity his fans have grown fond of.

Gordon-Levitt was a standout lead in this film, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.

"50/50" is the type of film that doesn't come around often enough. It's written flawlessly, could not have been acted more skillfully and captivates the audience with all of the big three: comedy, romance and drama.

"50/50" is well worth the $15 it'll cost Wal-Mart or the dollar it cost to rent for a night. It is one of the most inspiring, well-rounded movies you'll see this year.

Rating: 4 out of 4 stars

Story: MICHAEL BRAGG, Lifestyles Editor