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"Any movie that sends a message that having a spinal cord injury is a fate worse than death is a movie that concerns us tremendously" Marcie Roth, executive director of America's National Spinal Cord Injury association told the New York Times.
There was an even angrier response from Chicago-based activist group Not Dead Yet, which picketed the film last month. "The movie is a corny melodramatic assault on people with disabilities", wrote Stephen Drake on the group's website. "It plays out killing as a romantic fantasy and gives emotional life to the "better dead than disabled" mindset lurking in the heart of the typical (read: non-disabled) audience member."

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I'd say you managed to get your review some attention.

I'll let you know the response to the article if you wish. Also, if you keep clippings or anything I can send the page to you.

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"The movie is a corny melodramatic assault on people with disabilities", wrote Stephen Drake on the group's website. "It plays out killing as a romantic fantasy and gives emotional life to the "better dead than disabled" mindset lurking in the heart of the typical (read: non-disabled) audience member."

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Did I really write that?

It does seem to be the one statement - out of many made by me and others - that is getting the most play, although "vendetta" is running a healthy second.

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