Sullivan deserved better for her last film, but this was what she got and she made the most of it. The plot--woman keeps cancer secret and readies daughter, husband and other woman for life without her--sounds ghastly, but the screenplay almost manages to save it from bathos. (Example: just as you grow weary of clocks and hourglasses, Sullivan declares "I'm tired of clocks," and clock imagery disappears!) Sullivan charms, managing--no mean feat--to be selfless and savvy without martyrdom.