Clouds tells the true story of Zach Sobiech who finds out he is dying from cancer and pursues his dream of becoming a musician. Despite gaining a mass media attention, I have to admit I had never heard of him or his story before watching this film. It is hard for me to comment on how accurate the film is but I do think it may have stayed true for the most part with a hint of added drama for the sake of Hollywood.

The whole cast does an excellent job here and I really felt the emotions they portrayed, I could not imagine being a parent and having to deal with this pain. The parents put on really powerful performances. Their were a lot of inspiring moments and quotes throughout and a big shout out to Lil Rey Howery as the teacher. He was fantastic and was a bright light in quite a depressing story.

I thought the films running time of 2 hours might have been too long, but I actually wish they went on a bit further to flesh out some of the problems I had. I felt they rushed the romance side of the story, felt like they brushed over certain things and it just did not click as much as I had hoped. Especially the part where they get back together, just felt forced and not that realistic to me. Some of the songs were pretty good and the last 20-30mins was quite the tearjerker. It was a hard watch at times and very emotional but it sent a powerful and inspiring message.

6/10