As Hazel, Woodley is sweet, gentle, smart and funny. It’s clear that certain “Fault” lines, scenes and moments are already etched into the lexicon of teenagers everywhere.īy all accounts, “The Fault In Our Stars” does the book justice, bringing the heartbreaking romance between Gus and Hazel to life in all its imperfect glory. My daughter then proceeded to tell me the exact moments when everyone clapped. I came home and started to tell my 16-year-old (who’s read the book) about the movie and mentioned that the audience (99 percent teenage girls and 1 percent boyfriends) clapped during certain parts of the movie. I haven’t read it, but still loved the movie. “The Fault In Our Stars” is a must-see movie for anyone who’s read the book, but it’s not a necessity to read the book. But true love will not be denied, and Gus gives up his one “cancer wish” to make Hazel’s dream come true: traveling to Amsterdam to meet her favorite author, Peter Van Houten. Gus and Hazel start hanging out together, but she’s afraid to let the relationship blossom into romance, because she doesn’t want to break his heart, to which he says it would be a privilege to have his heart broken by her. We learn that he lost his leg to cancer, and is mainly there to support his best friend Isaac (Nat Wolff), who is about to lose his one good eye to cancer and become totally blind. Her worried but super-supportive parents (Laura Dern, Sam Trammell) encourage her to attend a local support group for teens with cancer, and that’s where she meets Augustus “Gus” Waters (Ansel Elgort), who can’t keep his eyes off her. The story follows Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 17-year-old girl with stage-four metastatic cancer that has spread to her lungs, requiring her to wear a cannula and lug an oxygen cannister around with her. Sob-wise, I’d say it’s right up there with “Marley & Me” and “Up” (though I’m going to say I cried more during those movies). So it might be a tough one for you or your kids if you’re dealing with cancer in your family or friends (and is there anyone NOT dealing with cancer these days?). However, if you’re familiar with the John Green book on which this movie is based, you know that the central theme is cancer. But I’ll make an exception for movies that 1) are exceptionally good 2) have something to offer the world or 3) I should watch anyway in order to offer my opinion on whether you should watch it.įortunately, “The Fault In Our Stars” falls into the first two categories - it’s exceptionally good and has something to offer the world - so you should probably go see it or let your kids go see it. There are plenty of opportunities to cry in real life, so why force yourself to watch a movie that makes you sob uncontrollably? I always feel manipulated. REVIEW: I’m generally not a fan of movies that make me cry. SYNOPSIS: Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort play two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey, made all the more poignant because they met in a cancer support group. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and brief strong languageĬast: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem Dafoe, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff Editors & Publishers: Buy this review and photo gallery in our Shop.
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