Movie Review
First off, I haven’t read the book (Cringe) and I know that will make my review completely different but there it is.
I have a very strong feeling that had I read the book first, my review wouldn’t be so positive. I guess I will have to read it to find out but I’m sure you guys will let me know.
Paper Towns (Release Date: July 24, 2015)
After an all night adventure, Quentin’s life-long crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime. Based on the novel by author, John Green.
Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, and Austin Abrams
Director: Jake Schreier
Rating/ Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr 49
My Thoughts…
Ah, the old “girl moves in next door and boy falls in love” trope. A classic to be sure, but done to death. Then it moved on to the “last hoorah before graduation” trope and I was becoming a little skeptical that this film wouldn’t be more than the usual cookie-cutter highschool movies. But, I kept reminding myself of how much I loved Fault in Our Stars (movie and film) and I waited for the turnaround that would make this a John Green adaptation.
And it did! This movie isn’t so much about the boy getting the girl and you will have to watch it to find out why (no spoilers). It turned out to be a thoughtful movie capable of evoking all kinds of nostalgia and feels.
Nat Wolff is great. He isn’t a secret hot guy hiding behind nerd glasses. He’s just a guy and I really liked that. His motley crew of friends were endearing and I liked that the movie ends in a completely (sort of) unexpected way.
As a whole, it’s a solid effort but as I said, I think the book is probably a million times better because even though I enjoyed it, I felt like it was barely scratching the surface most of the time.
Let me know what you think.
Rating… B
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I haven’t read the book either, but I did try watching the film and I just couldn’t connect with it. Maybe it was the frame of mind I was in. However, I really liked the casting.
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I thought it would be better as well. I think because I loved The Fault in Our Stars.
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I sobbed, and I mean SOBBED, when watching The Fault in Our Stars.
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OMG there weren’t enough tissues in the house! The book is just as good and just as heart breaking!
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I haven’t seen this movie yet but I really would like to. It’s just my type of teen romance/ drama mix lol. Thank you for the review! I’m even more excited to watch now. Enjoy your weekend!
-Luna 🙂
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Thanks Luna, you too. ☺
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I read the book and watched the movie. I liked them, but still wanted it to be different. I wanted to shake her. Or smack her! I wasn’t quite satisfied, but I still enjoyed the story.
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Right? She ended up being quite a flaky and selfish character. I had hoped he would have ended up with Lacie. Oh well. I loved Ansel’s cameo ☺
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Yes, loved it. So glad they put him in it. 😊
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This book annoyed me so much I haven’t watched the movie lol
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Ok so maybe I haven’t missed anything after all lol
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I would say you haven’t haha
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Ok good lol
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It’s on Netflix if you get bored
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