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In the Fault in Our Stars, a romantic comedy, is about Hazel and Augustus, who met in a Christian support group at their local church, and they both revealed they had cancer. Hazel falls in love with Gus, sharing an interest in the fictional book “An Imperial Infliction” by Peter van Houten. Following Augustus, waters dies from cancer, affecting Hazel’s mental health greatly, in his last moments, he makes a note to Peter Van Houten explaining that he requires assistance writing Hazel’s eulogy, asking for him to write it with more flavor. I would extremely recommend this book/ movie due to the romance between Augustus and Hazel. I would watch it again, 10/10.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/07/25
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Alexander S
The Fault in Our Stars boasts a captivating dynamic between Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. This heartwarming, poignant, and emotionally charged romance will resonate deeply with fans of the book, as it both accurately portrays the novel’s themes and offers valuable insights into coping with the inevitability of a life that can be unexpectedly cut short.
Grading: B+
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/29/25
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Ola G
Indianapolis teenager Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) is living with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group. There, Hazel meets Augustus "Gus" Waters (Ansel Elgort) who is at the support group for his friend Isaac, who has eye cancer. Gus lost a leg to bone cancer but has since gone into remission. Hazel and Gus bond over their hobbies and agree to read each other's favorite books. He gives her The Prince of Dawn, while she recommends An Imperial Affliction, a novel about a cancer-stricken girl named Anna that parallels Hazel's own experience, but has an abrupt ending. Its author, Peter Van Houten (Willem Dafoe), retreated to Amsterdam following the novel's publication and has not been heard from since. Weeks later, Gus tells Hazel he has tracked down Van Houten's assistant, Lidewij, and has been corresponding with Van Houten via email. He will only willingly answer their questions in person. Gus then surprises Hazel with tickets to Amsterdam, acquired from a wish charity organization. After a medical setback, Hazel's doctors eventually allow the trip...
Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reads, "Wise, funny, and heartbreaking without resorting to exploitation, The Fault in Our Stars does right by its bestselling source material." Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film a score of 3 out of 4; he said, "Woodley ... balances grace with gravity, wit with heart." A. O. Scott writing for The New York Times said, "The film sets out to make you weep—not just sniffle or choke up a little, but sob until your nose runs and your face turns blotchy. It succeeds." The Boston Globe's Ty Burr gave the film a rating of 2.5 out 4 and said, "If Elgort's Gus is glibly charming and ultimately affecting, The Fault in Our Stars belongs to Woodley, a performer who always seems to be backing warily into her own movies." Quickflix's Simon Miraudo rated the film 3 out of 5 and said, "The Fault in Our Stars undeniably sets us up to knock us down." Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 4 stars. He said Woodley's performance as Hazel was "transcendent, pure and authentic", stating that, "she's that memorable." Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a negative review, likening it to "being mugged by a professional whose skills in mixed martial arts you can't help but notice and appreciate, even as you are savagely beaten, then dragged upright, bruised and bleeding, and forced to watch as your assailant gives fully 45% of your money to charity." Christy Lemire writing for Roger Ebert's website gave it two stars out of four and criticized the film for being "emotionally inert, despite its many moments that are meant to put a lump in our throats." Lemire criticized Elgort's performance and praised Woodley's "abiding, disarming naturalism." (Via Wikipedia)
"The Fault in Our Stars" based on the 2012 novel of the same name by John Green focus on a tough subject of having terminal cancer at a young age, but at the same time it's a coming-of-age romance in the midst of difficult circumstances. I have known of this film since it came out, but haven't really been that keen on seeing it, but I have enter this fascination period over the lovely Shailene Woodley, so I thought I give it a shot. It has fine performances from mentioned Woodley and Elgort, but my issue with the film is that it's "emotionally inert, despite its many moments that are meant to put a lump in our throats." as Christy Lemire says in her review for for Roger Ebert's website. That's very much on point and I was not moved the way I should be due to such a difficult topic. The film has many scenes that become a bit sugar-coated, a bit silly and not all convincing to me. "The Fault in Our Stars" misses the main marks in my book.
Trivia: The film's studio, 20th Century Fox, mounted an unsuccessful campaign to have Shailene Woodley nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as the film's adapted screenplay.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/26/25
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Amanda L
The kind of movie that inspires you to read the book. The kind that turns you into a waterfall of cascading epiphanies and leaves music and poetry to play in your mind long after the story has ended.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/14/25
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Julian Rex M
The picture could've found more emotional resonance if it had properly explored the character of Augustus Waters, but for enthusiastic readers of the novel, The Fault in Our Stars stands as a surprisingly charming--and funny--book-to-film adaptation.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/04/25
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Richard R
Having watched this movie in my late 50's and see it more than once, I'm not 61 I have to say it takes the subject matter and does not use the usual non-sense. It's beautifully written and acted. The only thing I ever wondered about was why did the hospitals not allow non-family to visit. Hospital rules have been far more relaxed than that forever.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/05/24
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