The Fault in Our Stars
(2014)
Directed by Josh Boone
this film based on the novel of the same name stars Shailene Woodley,
Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff. A 16 year old girl suffering from cancer
is obsessed with a book by a reclusive author and falls in love with
another cancer sufferer.
As an adaptation this
film reflects the book it is based on fairly well but at times it
feels like a highlights version rather than having all the depth of
the novel when it comes to the exploration of mortality. There are
times when things get a bit cheesy and I'm not sure things that work
on the page work on the screen but overall the story is well handled.
I enjoyed the performance from Woodley but I'm not sure that the film
ever goes far enough into the characters illness and physical
suffering to be a truly realistic peace.
4/5
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