"The Fault in Our Stars" (2014) REVIEW

Based on the New York Times #1 bestseller by John Green, The Fault in Our Stars is a teen romantic drama that is truly targeted for the teen audience.

Sixteen year old Hazel Grace Lancaster has been diagnosed with lung cancer for a few years, leaving her to constantly have to wear a cannula attached to an oxygen tank. Knowing that her death is inevitable and will come sooner rather than later, she chooses to seclude herself from the world so less people would be affected by her death. Unfortunately, her mom thinks otherwise. Hazel is forced to go to a cancer support group every week. It's miserable, that is, until the day she meets a boy who couldn't stop staring at her: Augustus Waters. Quickly connecting, the story progresses via the relationship between the two as they talk about likes, dislikes, and life.

This movie is really great, it really is, but it suffers from its extremely fast pace. When Hazel and Augustus meet, the scene felt rushed and too quickly did Hazel's mom approved of Augustus. The fast pace also made it rather difficult to feel attached to the characters and some scenes were executed in a way that came off as rather corny.

Given these flaws, the overall messages of the movie still ring true to the book (which I highly recommend reading). It's a great movie for the teens of this decade (although, for some reason, they made the story into a bit of a chick flick).

3.5/5 Stars

P.S. Don't forget to bring the tissues, okay?

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