The Fault In Our Stars Movie Review

The Fault in Our Stars directed by Josh Boone

Based On: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Rating: PG-13

Starring: 
Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster
Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters

Genre: Drama/Romance

Synopsis: Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.

(Summary from IMDb)

Review: Although I was initially skeptical about how the movie would relate to the book, after watching The Fault in Our Stars it was very obvious that the writers, directors, and actors knew the story inside and out. The movie might not have had every line from the book in it, but that's never going to happen in a book-to-movie adaptation. It had plenty of recognizable lines from the book and everyone in the theatre would freak out when they were said.

The actors were so well cast and brought the characters to life. Shailene and Ansel were my favorite part of the entire movie. Both of them are so real as people and Shailene looks exactly how I pictured Hazel. Ansel wasn't what I pictured, but he did a wonderful job as Augustus.

They didn't have some of the lines that I wanted to hear and there wasn't as much Isaac as I wanted there to be, but Nat Wolff was amazing (and hot!).

It's something everyone, even if you didn't read the book, should see, but make sure to bring your own tissues. I only teared up a little, but most of the theatre was full on sobbing. Some girls had make up running down their face by the end of the movie.

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