Overview: 'Our Friend' tells the inspiring and extraordinary true story of the Teague family — journalist Matt (Casey Affleck), his vibrant wife Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and their two young daughters — and how their lives are upended by Nicole's heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer.

DVD Verdict: As noted, 'Our Friend' is based on a true story, that has been adapted from a magazine article titled 'The Friend', written by Matt Teague(Casey Affleck).

When married couple Matt and Nicole Teague (Dakota Johnson) receive some grave and tragic information, their best friend Dane Faucheux (Jason Segel) moves in with them. Dane then proceeds to leave a beautiful lasting a lasting impression on Matt, Violet and their children's lives.

Simply put, 'Our Friend' is an awe-inspiring film. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite has given us a movie that will make you laugh, tear up and end up smiling again, all through the course of its 90 minute run time.

The fact that it's based on a true story refuels my faith in the innate goodness of human nature, let alone all the quite stunning cinematography by Joe Anderson. Simply gorgeous.

Jason Segel is spectacular as Dane Faucheux and for my money, gives us the best performance of his career thus far. Casey Affleck is also rather outstanding as Matt Teague, with Dakota Johnson a head-above-shoulders character winner here as Nicole Teague.

Johnson has definitely moved on from her 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy days and along with both Segel and Affleck, have this effortless camaraderie in all their scenes together which showcases the depth of her acting to a tee.

Isabella Kai is also quite phenomenal as Molly Teague. A young and relatively unknown talent that has a long and bright career ahead of her, Violet McGraw is adorable as Evie Teague.

In fact, the entire supporting cast is great which makes 'Our Friend' match-watch family viewing when one can witness the triumph of the human spirit in all its glory! This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Feature of:

• Behind the Scenes with the Cast & Crew

In this the filmmakers and cast - including Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, and Casey Affleck - discuss why they were drawn to this true story and how they worked together to honestly portray the real people at its center.

Own 'Our Friend' on Digital March 23rd, 2021 and on DVD March 30th, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

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