I completely understand why so many think it's too sad - it is. But this movie is very good and I found by watching about 30 minutes and then going away for a while and then watching a bit more I got through it without too much of an emotional breakdown and sitting bawling like the world had ended (as I usually do with these types of movies). I could NEVER watch it in one go though - FAR too sad. But the bit whilst the end credits are running actually makes it not so sad and the twist is really beautiful. I had decided not to watch it at all to start with; but friends who had kept nagging me and so I did, the way I explained, and I'm glad I listened to them......just, you know, DON'T watch it in one hit if you think you might cry - with this movies tears are GUARANTEED.... However, it's good - REALLY good and so, for such a beautiful tearjerker of this magnitude, I'd give it a complete 10/10.