Review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) by John T — 29 Dec 2014
Couldn't relate to any of irritatingly overwritten, smirking, smart-arse teens in this. It's one thing to suspend disbelief in sci-fi and fantasy but here I had to constantly grit my teeth, roll my eyes and say, "ok - maybe there are people somewhere who talk like this." But really they were so gratingly self-assured and scripted that I didn't believe any of it for a second. The cigarette metaphor/affectation = eye roll. Narcissistically sitting in on your own eulogy = eye roll. Anne Frank house as a metaphor for cancer struggle and a bit of foreplay = eye roll to end all eye rolls.
Maybe it resonates with teens who think they know everything and feel everything deeper and are so misunderstood etc. I identified more with Van Houten the author they visit who asked,"Why should I indulge [you]?".
I felt much the same about this film. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in the script, characters and final act.
This review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) was written by John T on 29 Dec 2014.
The Fault in Our Stars has generally received very positive reviews.
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