Do they have their own story?
Corinne’s illness largely catalyzes Jane’s growth, confidence and grief journey.
Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023 · Amazon Prime Video · Amazon MGM
FAIL
Summary
Corinne moves to Los Angeles with her friend Jane and begins taking homemade cakes to bars to meet people. Their plans change after Jane receives a serious cancer diagnosis.
Why it fails
Are they allowed to live?
Death is sentimentalized as friendship legacy, though less romantic than YA examples.
Does the medical reality hold up?
Medical course is simplified for friendship melodrama.