Do they have their own story?
Victor’s illness is strongly filtered through the caregiver-romance arc.
Dying Young
1991 · 20th Century Fox · Theatrical
FAIL
Summary
Hilary takes a job caring for Victor, a wealthy young man with leukemia. Their uneasy arrangement becomes a romance as Victor's illness and treatment shape their relationship.
Why it fails
Are they allowed to live?
The premise emphasizes beautiful doomed romance and withdrawal from treatment.
Does the medical reality hold up?
Treatment/refusal and prognosis are melodramatically simplified.