Review of Brain on Fire

Susannah, a promising reporter with a bright future ahead, suddenly starts facing strange symptoms, that progressively but quickly make her lose the touch with reality, compromising her job, her relationships and her family. The movie, inspirated from a real story, is the dramatic but realistic journey towards a diagnosis and, eventually, a treatment. The story is well put, the acting is on point, and it is very easy to be emotionally involved with the main character and her familiy; what is lacking is the pace, especially at the beginning the movie seems to jump too quickly towards the climax, leaving little time to know Susannah and the other characters.