My Life: Merrick Morton

My Life

Though we know PR guru and expectant father Bob Jones (Keaton) is going to die from the get-go, Bruce Joel Rubin's blubberfest leaves us devastated well after the final credits roll. It's difficult to watch brave Bob's physical decline from an able-bodied exec to a feeble man who must rely on his father for a shave and his wife (Kidman) to feed him, but it's his preparations (in an ode to camera-happy parents) for the arrival of his son -- videotaped confessions about love, revelations about his past, and reflections on life -- that truly wreak havoc on our eyes and souls.

KLEENEX MOMENT Before his final breath, Kidman looks at an inaudible Keaton and says, ''You don't have to talk. I know what's in your heart.''

WHY WE TEAR-JERKED IT We know it sounds cold and heartless, but we had too many cancer movies -- ''Love Story,'' ''Brian's Song,'' ''Terms of Endearment'' -- on the list already, and we wanted to spread the sobs around.