Review of Dear Evan Hansen (2021) by Destrath — 13 Oct 2021
The movie gets a couple points for good music and their weak attempts to tackle some important issues. Everything else about the movie was either a huge disappointment or highly uncomfortable. The main character, who we are supposed to root for, plays out like a manipulative sociopath.
The love interest is bland and one-dimensional. The best characters are shoved into the background where they can't help save the movie or provide substantial positive messages for grieving, mental health and other teen issues.
Instead the message devolves into how it's ok to use deceit instead of hard work to get what you want and it's ok to shame those who question your lies.
This review of Dear Evan Hansen (2021) was written by Destrath on 13 Oct 2021.
Dear Evan Hansen has generally received mixed reviews.
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