'The Fault in Our Stars': What are critics saying about the movie adaptation?
'Fault' is based on the bestselling young adult novel by John Green.
'Fault' is based on the bestselling young adult novel by John Green.
The movie adaptation of 鈥淭he Fault in Our Stars,鈥� John Green鈥檚 acclaimed young adult novel that follows two teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love, hits theaters today. Is the film version of 鈥淔ault鈥� a satisfying cinematic experience?聽
Many have given the movie mostly positive reviews, with Monitor critic Peter Rainer giving the movie a B, saying that he thinks 鈥渄irector Josh Boone and screenwriters Scott聽Neustadter and Michael Weber don鈥檛 pile on the mush.鈥�
鈥淪hailene Woodley gives an ardent, nuanced聽performance,鈥� Rainer wrote of the actress who portrays Hazel Grace Lancaster, a teenager who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. 鈥淚f [Hazel鈥檚 boyfriend Augustus] had been less of a fantasy, the movie聽might have been grittier and even sadder, but clearly that鈥檚 not the vibe the聽filmmakers were going for. They want credit for being hard-hitting, and聽they are. But they also have stars in their eyes.鈥�
Los Angeles Times critic Betsy Sharkey was impressed by how the movie 鈥渙ffer[s] real issues for the young protagonists to wrestle with.鈥�
Washington Post reviewer Ann Hornaday was similarly won over, calling the film 鈥渁 wise, warm, funny and touching romantic drama.鈥�
Meanwhile, New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott found the movie to be 鈥渁n expertly built machine for the mass production of tears.鈥澛�