The first film to ever make me cry (not counting wildlife documentaries) was Beaches. The latest from director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Twilight) manages a close approximation of that weepy masterpiece with Miss You Already. Though it has its flaws, there’s no denying that Hardwicke’s done well here, both on an emotional level (I cried!) and as a feminist.
Already hits you right off with a cancer diagnosis: Milly (Toni Collette)—a dynamo PR woman with a successful record-producer husband, Kit (Dominic Cooper), and two kids—is suddenly felled by chemotherapy and hair loss. Along with Kit, her support network includes Jess (Drew Barrymore), her best friend since childhood…