Review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) by Dcedmonds — 04 Dec 2014
"The Fault In Our Stars" 10 Scale Rating: 7.0 (Good) ...
The Good: Despite an over-abundance of sap, the film definitely has it's share of solid and genuinely touching moments. The leads are well characterized and fleshed out, with snappy dialogue that makes them mostly likeable. There is also obvious chemistry between the leads (Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley), which is a must for a film like this. Perhaps the best performance of the film comes from Willem Dafoe who plays a miserable and reclusive writer that the lead couple idolize. You know going in that there is a tragedy in the film, and despite guessing what was going to happen, it was so well done that it still had an impact regardless.
The Bad: The sap is overbearing at times and feels non-stop. It was almost like they were shouting at you and saying " We WILL find SOMETHING to make you FEEL!" The leads eventually wear on you and their wit and off-beat humor get old. I found myself wanting them to just shut up during some of the scenes.
This review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) was written by Dcedmonds on 04 Dec 2014.
The Fault in Our Stars has generally received very positive reviews.
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